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1c CLASSIC HEAD 1808-14


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Grade: NGC VF 20 BN
Owner: EZ_E
 
Winning Set: Vic's Picks
Date Added: 9/17/2007
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Auction 2422 • Lot 1006 • Sunday, September 16, 2007 <br /><br />Large Cent 1812 Large Date S-289 NGC 20 BN Jules Reiver Collection<br />Former Jules Reiver collection. Reivers' collection was vast and well defined by die variety in early U.S. series coinage. Other than numismatics, Reivers' famous heroism in World War II at Omaha Beach on D-Day and action at The Battle of the Bulge inspired the role of Lt. Col. Kiley, played by Henry Fonda, in the famous movie. Reiver was the author of the first standard attribution guide for late date large cents, Mature Head United States Copper Cents 1843-1857, superseding by a long distance Frank Andrews' 1883 work on the subject. Reiver also had a deep interest in silver coins.<br /><br />***********************<br />1812 LARGE CENT<br />***********************<br /><br />Mintage:<br />Circulation strikes: 1,075,500<br />Proofs: None<br /><br />Designer: John Reich<br /><br />Diameter: 28-29 millimeters<br /><br />Metal content:<br />Copper - 100%<br /><br />Weight: 168 grains (10.89 grams)<br /><br />Edge: Plain

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