I did a preliminary inventory on a large cent cull lot I bought a few years ago and had put away, I paid about $4 per coin, here's what I've found so far - Large Cent Cull Lot: 1852, 1853(?), 1853, 1838(?), 1816(?), 1855 counterstamped, 1838 holed, 1818(?), 1827, 1839, 1838, 1837, 1846, 1849, 1852, 1850 (nicer), 1838, 1838 (?), 1846, 1854, 1845(?), 1837, 1847, 1837(?), 1852 rim damage, 1837(?), 1852 holed / hammered, 1816, 1848 nicer, 1843, 1849 cut, 1852, 1837, 1838, 1837, 1835, 1838, 1854, 1816, 1848 gouge, 1820, 1834, 1847, 1845, 1835 holed, 1837 decorated / damaged, 1853, 1847, 1851 (?), 1854 holed, 1834, 1837 (holed on date), 1820 (?), 1838, 1827, 1851 clipped, 1847, 1824, 1843, 1835, 1848, 1817, 1817 (63 coins) 18 large cents that I need to look at under microscope / different light as dates are present just tough to read 40 large cents with no readable date Time to get a large cent collection organized!
Can't go wrong at four bucks a pop, I reckon. @mrweaseluv has a cool "$20-and-under" large cent collection. If he gives you the thumbs-up, that'll be high praise. Methinks you have an excellent start towards the creation of a similar collection...
Follow up question, can I put mineral oil or some other substance that won't harm the coins on them, to make the dates more apparent on the tough ones? Any thoughts? Thanks Mr. W! High praise from the master!
I'd give them a good wash in acetone and then a light coating of mineral oil. After all, you can't hurt them.
as they do appear to be all culls, mineral oil would be ok, i wouldn't use it on a nice LC but culls you can get away with it as they never gonna be more then "details" coins
