Hey folks, I just acquired this large cent and would appreciate any help with identifying the variety. I can't seem to find an illustrated guide online. Thanks!
Newcombs are not my strength, and I do not have a guide either, so I have the same problem. As a tip what I do to attribute these is to go to HA archives and look for each Newcomb number in turn. For 1822 there are 14 varieties, so you will need a little time, but hey, it's fun! (I wish I could help you off the bat...)
Thanks! Can you explain the identifying markers? I see the PCGS Coinfacts pages but I don't know what I'm looking for.
Since someone snagged the Noyes middle date book from the Summer Seminar library sale before I could find it, I'm either using the hand-written Newcomb book for these or NGC's VarietyPlus pages: https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/united-states/cents/1712/
There are only two varieties that have the leaf below the second S in STATES far past right, N-2 and N-7. On N-2 the point of the leaf below the last A in AMERICA is below the right base of the A, on N-7 it is below the cent of the A. Also note the point of the outermost leaf below the E in AMERICA. N-2 N-7 Final confirmation is on the obverse you can see some of the die crack through stars 8 - 11. N-7 does not have this crack. The crack shows best on yours between stars 9 -11. N-2 obv
Already done above. I opened the book and picked out one characteristic (in this case the "leaf/S" position and was happy to see only two choices. Next, I looked at the position of the "berry" under the "M" in "America" and it matched N-2. I always match up both sides of my coin (N-2) with the images of both sides for a double check that it is not a new die combo. What parts of the design you use depends on the condition of the coin. Note that both of us used different parts of the design to attribute the coin.
We did both start with the leaf/S position though. That is my favorite starting point on the middle date large cents.
