EAC grade probably XF45 maybe a 50 net 45 recolored light spot at K11 and K2. It is very rare with only 10 known. This one should be CC2 or 3. It has rev cuds at U & NIT. The cuds are very strong. This coin has needle sharp strike which is unusual for these petite heads.

EAC grade 30/20 Porous. I bought this one from Bob Laforme. It is extremely rare. It has rev cuds at U & NIT and the U cud extends 2/3 of the way to the tip of the ribbon. It is CC 4 of 4 known. The cud is easily seen in hand but hard to see in the pic. I think the pic is too bright.

EAC Grade XF45+/40 recolored. I bought this on eBay 3/4/09. It is Tied for CC#7 of 13 known. If Grellman calls it a XF45 it would be CC5. The reverse cuds are strong.

EAC Grellman grade VF35/30 nicely recolored. I cherry picked this one off eBay. It is Tied for CC#9 of 13 known. It has rev cuds at U & NIT and the U cud extends all the way to the tip of the ribbon.

EAC Grellman graded 50/20 for obverse corrosion. Glossy dark color. Obv tiny cuds stars 8-9 and larger cud from just right of star 9 to just left of star 11. This one is around CC20 of about 25 known. ex Don V.

EAC grade 35+/30 for nicks and rim nick. Obv cud star 1 to below date. I have several of this variety which has about 36 known examples. This is one of the nicer ones. ex Bob Laforme 1/4/05.

EAC grade 40/30 for obv rim cuts. Obv cud star 1 to below date. I have several of this variety which has about 36 known examples. This is one of the nicer ones. ex Bill Simonson 11/06.

EAC grade 35/12 for scrs and cleaned. Obv cud star 1 to below date. I have several of this variety which has about 36 known examples. This is not one of the nicer ones. Ex Sam Thurman collection.

EAC grade 40/25 recolored, nicks. Obv cud star 1 to below date. I have several of this variety which has about 36 known examples. ex bill Simonson. I will resend to Bob Grellman for another opinion after the recoloring by Robert Dunfield. I think it will go 40/35 recolored now. Thanks Robert!

EAC grade 40/35 for obv stain which is not as bad as picture. Obverse cud star 1 bold. This coin has a long pedigree. ex Ira Goldberg lot 811 2/14/07; ex EAC Sale lot#415 4/22/95; ex EAC sale Lot#288 1/9/93; ex Bowers and Merean 9/14/92 Lot#166. Tied for CC9 of about 20 known.

EAC grade XF45 LDS (c) with strong reverse rim break. It has a strong rev cud the the left of the left tip of ribbon. I bought it from Steve Ellsworth on the bourse at EAC 2009. It is CC 6 of 25 known.

EAC grade VF25 net 10 for corrosion and scrs. It has a strong rev cud from K3 to K6. The obverse cud is always tought to see but it runs from star 11.5 continuous to star 3. It is CC 11 of 14 known.

Grellman graded 35/25 LDS (c) for nick at *11, recolored. It has a rev cud at "ES". It is a rare die state with only 14 known. This one is tied for CC#9. It came from Bill Simonson's collection of large cents.

I called this a AU50 net 45 for a mark under the chin...hardly noticeable and a slight blemish on recolored looking area in the left obverse field. A nearly choice coin with nice color and surfaces. I bought this 1/2/201 from Harlen J Berk. It is rare with only 14 known. This is tied for CC6 in the census.

I called this a 40+/30 for the lt corrosion. This one is tied for CC11 of 12 known. Most examples are high grade I guess because the lower grade examples have the cuds worn off. The cuds are stronger than the pic shows.

I called this a 25/6 for heavy corrosion. It is state h with the reverse cuds. This one is the least finest known at CC#13 of 13 known. It is ex Bob Laforme.

Grellman graded 45+/40 LDS (d) for obv nicks and lt scrs. It has a obv cud below the date. It is a scarce die state with only 19 known. This one is tied for CC#8. It came from Bill Simonson's collection of large cents.

EAC Grellman graded VF35 LDS (d). It has one reverse cud at "TA" in STATES. It is extremely rare with only 10 known. This one is CC6 of 10. The cud is strong in hand but for some reason photography makes it difficult to see in the pic. I bought it on the bourse at EAC 2009 from CVM. It was owned by Dan Holmes.

EAC grade 35/25 LDS (e) for lightly granular surfaces. It has two reverse cuds at "TA"-"T" in STATES. It is extremely rare with only 4 known. Only two finer than this one exist! It came from Sam Thurman's cud collection of large cents.

EAC Grellman graded 30 LDS (d). It has an obverse cud the right edge of date to star 13. It is rare with only 18 known. This one is tied for CC9.

EAC Grellman graded VF20/8 for being dark and lightly corroded. The cuds are strong. There are 22 known in this state. This one is tied for CC17. ex Bob Lafrome, Henry Hettger and Bob Grellman.

EAC Grellman graded VF35+/25 for light verdigris and recolored. I dont see any verdigris but I agree it has been recolored. Nicer than a VF25 coin. The cuds are weak due to the off center strike. It is tied for CC6 of 22 known at a VF25. ex Bill Simonson 12/29/06.

EAC Grade 45/40- for dark color and slight roughness. Obverse rim cuds at *2.5 to *5. The cud is very strong. This is CC#2 of 13 known. Ex Robert Dunfield 6/19/09. It was removed from a PCGS AU 50 slab.

EAC Grellman graded 20/10 lt corrosion, marks. Obverse rim cuds at *2 to *5. Extremely rare with only four known. This one is TCC2 of 4 known. Ex Robert Dunfield 1/24/08. I traded a AU50/45+ 1818N10 for this coin.

EAC Grellman graded 20/7 corroded. Obverse rim cuds at stars 1-5 and star 5-6. Die state i. This one is CC10 of 10 known. Ex Fred Borcherdt

EAC Grellman graded 30/25 for a small dent at K5. Obverse rim cud at 18 in the date. This is TCC#6 of 10 known. Ex Robert Dunfield 6/19/09; ex CVM; ex Dan Holmes 8/04; ex Doug Durasoff EAC 2004 Lot 623

EAC 15+/6 TDS (d) with full heavy cud at UNITE. The cud is amazing. I bought this from Kurt Hines in New York. It came from a old collection he bought. 6/26/2010. There are only two know with this probably being the finest.

EAC 20/5 LDS (c) with heavy rim break at star 10-11. The coin is ex Bill Simonson; ex Jim Young. It is a what you would call a scudzy coin but rare with only 15 known. This one is the least finest of the group.

Grellman graded 45/30 LDS (d) harshly cleaned. Grellman told me it is tied for CC#1 but with a proper recoloring it would stand alone at CC1. I cherry picked this one on the EAC bourse this year 2007 in St Louis. I didnt get it cheap because the seller showed it as UNC! But I took it anyway. :) It has a strong obverse cud and was easy to recognize. It is a rare die state with only 8 known. **UPDATE** The coin has been recolored by Robert Dunfield...first pic is now...second pic is before. Should grade 45/40 now hopefully. I will send it to Grellman or his opinion. The coin is a little lighter than I would like but looks MUCH better than it did before. Thank you Robert!

EAC grade VF30 net F15 for corrosion. I paid a decent amount for this baby on eBay. Probably overpaid but I have only seen two in my days collecting large cents. Rare with the cud at star 7. This one will be tied for CC7 of 14 known. ex Chris Handy 9/20/10.

EAC grade XF45. Three reverse cuds...two are faint. The cud marked at AT should actually be marked at ST...it is very faint and barely noticeable. I bought it from Tom Reynolds at the Missouri Numismatic show in June 2007.

EAC grade XF45. 4 reverse cuds...all strong. Ex RSB III, CVM. THis coin is TCC#7 of 22 known. It is a really sweet looking coin.

EAC grade vf25. 4 reverse cuds...only two show. ex PCGS XF40 slab. EAC Sale Lot 481 2007 Doug Durasoff. This coin is is lower end of CC range of 22 known.

EAC Grade VF35. Obverse cud at star 1. Very rare with approx 15 known. This coin came Robert Dunfield.

EAC Grellman graded 50/30 for micro corr and dark crud. I traded for this coin with Bill Simonson. I removed most of the dark crud but I still have some work to do. The grade assigned by Bob is quite harsh. This coin is a very cool looking coin. It almost looks stained...not corroded. It is the second stage of the cud progression on this variety with obverse cuds at star 1 and other extending to under date. It is slightly more common than the other cuds of the N7 with 17 known. Still quite rare!

EAC Grellman graded 35+/20 late die state (e) 4 cuds... at star 1, cud extending to under date, cud star 11-12 and at star 2-3 Very rare with approx 15 known.

EAC Grellman graded 30/15 very late die state (f). Extremely rare with only 6 known. This one is nicer than described and is CC5 of 6 known.

EAC Grellman graded 45+ Terminal die state (d) 2RRB's. Very rare with this one being CC5 of 7 known. I bought this one at the Ira Goldber 9/07 sale. This was lot#2304.

EAC grade 12/8 for lt corrosion. It has two obverse cuds at stars 9 and 11. They are strong cuds. This coin came to me from Eric Fix in a trade. It is CC11 of 14 known.

EAC split grade obv F12 reverse F15 net VG10. It has two obverse cuds at stars 9 and 11 plus the large reverse cud below the ribbon. They are strong cuds. This coin from Tom Reynolds. It is CC2 of only 3 known in this die state.

EAC Grade grade XF40. Obverse cud stars 9-10. This one is one is tied for CC7 of about 24 known.

EAC Grellman graded 35/30 for lightly cleaned. Obverse cud stars 9-10. This one is one is about CC17 of 24 known.

EAC grade 40/30. Strong Obverse cud stars 9-10. 24 known.

This is a tough coin to grade. I would say it has XF45+ sharpness but it has obvious obverse graffiti. The carvings read "1850" in the right field and what looks like "MOTHER" and maybe "T&W" on the face and left field. The coin is fairly rare in this die state with 14 known counting this new find. Im going to call this one a 45+/20 which would put it at the least finest known at #14. Besides the carvings the coin looks very nice and has outstanding detail...especially the reverse cracks.

EAC Grellman graded VF 25/12 dark and granular. ex Bob Laforme 8/30/06. 16 known with this one being tied with two others for least finest. This one is nicer in hand than a F12 with lots of detail.

EAC Grellman graded 20/10 for an obverse scratch. The coin has a reverse cud at "OF-A". This one is tied for CC#14 of 15 known. I bought this one from Bob LaForme at the 2005 EAC Convention.

EAC Grellman graded 15/8 for corrosion and verdigris. The coin has two reverse cuds at "E" in STATES and a second stronger cud at "OF-A". This one is tied for CC#7 of only 10 known. I bought it at the EAC Convention in Annapolis MD in 2005 from Doug Bird.

EAC grade is 15/8 for corrosion and verdigris. This coin is nearly a twin to the other in my collection. The coin has two reverse cuds at "E" in STATES and a second stronger cud at "OF-A". This one is tied for CC#7 of only 11 known. I bought it on eBay 5/30/08.

EAC grade VF30/20- TDS discovery coin...nicks and stains. CC3 of only 9 known. ex Fred Borcherdt at EAC 2010 4/22/10. has two reverse cuds at "E" in STATES

EAC grade 35/25 lightly pourous or corroded. This coin is CC#3 of 5 known

EAC Grade AU50 net 40 recolored. This is a unique coin in die state e. I purchased it from Tom Reynolds after chasing the coin for nearly 6mos. The seller wanted to list it in the EAC sale but instead it now belongs in my cud collection! It will remain in it for a long time. It is CC1 of only 1 known.

EAC Grellman graded 45/35 obv and rev scratches. LDS with internal triangular cud at M in AMERICA. ex Jules Reiver 8/06 Lot 28485.

EAC grade 40/30 This die state is rare with about 20 known. It has 4 reverse cuds at "TE" in STATES, and additional cuds at "ST", "D-S" and "AT" which forms a continuous cud break at D-STATES. This one is tied for CC#5 of 20 known. It is ex Bill Simonson and Bob LaForme.

EAC grade 45/35 MDS (c) Light corr spots. It has one reverse cud at "ES" in STATES. It is very rare with only 10 known. This one should be CC#6.

EAC Grellman graded 25/20 for few obv nicks. It has one reverse cud at "TES" in STATES. It is scarce with 20 known. This one is probably the least finest at tied for CC#19. It is ex Bob Grellman, ex Evan Kopald, EAC Sale 4/26/03. I bought it from Tom Reynolds

EAC Grellman graded VF30. It has two reverse cuds at "UN" and below left bottom of ribbon. It is very rare with only 6 known. This one is tied for CC#1. I bought it on eBay from Kirk Peterson in 2005.

EAC grade 58/50. This one is a real beauty. It should be tied for CC3 for the overall variety and CC1 for state b with the obverse cuds very strong. 9/27/08 C. Boisvert.

EAC grade MS60+. CC#2 for the die state with cud and CC 11 for the overall variety. This is a gorgeous coin that I couldnt pass up. I bought it from Tom Reynolds at the Missouri Numismatic show in June 2007.

I graded this one 45/40 for a reverse scratch at "U" in UNITED. There are 21 known in this die state. This one should be ranked tied for CC#6. I have two 49n11c's. This is the finer of the two by a few points.

EAC grade VF30 net VF25 for the reverse carbon spots. The coin has a blunt strike so it is difficult to accurately determine the sharpness. This is only the 4th known with the reverse cud at the left tip of the ribbon to U in UNITED. It is CC4 of 4 known. The cud is strong in hand. Hard to get a good image. 11/10/10 Stephen Bryant

Grellman graded this one 35/30+ for obverse spots. There are 21 known in this die state with the reverse rim break at "U" to the tip of ribbon. I picked this one up from Tom Reynolds at a show here in St Louis. This one should be ranked CC#13.

EAC Grellman graded 50/25 for filed rim dents. I think it is about CC13 in the census. It has a 4 reverse rim cud at "U" to ribbon, ribbon tip and the last below the loop. There are 25 known in this die state.

EAC Grellman graded 30+/20 for "reverse scrs". I removed it from a NCS slab labeled Reverse Graffiti XF details It is from the Jules Reiver Collection. I bought is 2/8/06 as Lot #20399 from Heritage Galleries. It has a 4 reverse rim cud at "U" to ribbon, ribbon tip and the last below the loop. There are 25 known in this die state.

EAC Grellman graded as 60/58 for "obv rim bruises". Reverse cuds "E" in STATES and "F-A". This one came from Fred Iskra. Fred was the primary influence in me collecting late dates. Quite common with the cuds.

EAC grade 45/25 which I think was a bit harsh. The coin has a light rev corrosion patch at A2 in AMERICA. It also has some abraided spots on the obverse which looks to have been verdigris. I would probably net it 5 pts higher than Bob did in the Goldberg 9/07 sale which is where I aquired it as Lot 2344. The picture in the catalog did not help the sale of this coin. I think it is a decent looking coin despite the problems. I think it is CC10 of 14 known.

EAC grade 35/30 for small spot at star 7 and small scr at star 8. Obverse cud at star 5-6. This one is very rare with only 8 known. This one is TCC#1.

EAC Grellman graded as 25/15 for "lt corrosion". Obverse cud at star 5-6. I cherry picked this one off eBay! It is very rare with only 7 known. This one is CC#5.

EAC Grellman graded as 30/20. This is a very rare die state with only 5 known. This one is CC#2 of the five known. It has two obverse rim cuds. It is ex Fred Borcherdt.

EAC Grellman graded and attributed as 45/40 for "rim rub". Not sure what Bob meant by this. This coin is the nicest N6 in my collection. It is quite common with over 100 known to exist. I own 6 of them in varying condition.

I called this one a 30/20 lightly cleaned. It is the most common of the late date cuds with over 100 known to exist. I own 6 of them in varying condition. This one came from Sam Thurman.

EAC Grellman graded 25/20 for being "recolored". I removed it from a NCS slab labeled Improperly Cleaned XF details It is from the Jules Reiver Collection. I bought is 2/8/05 as Lot #20519 from Heritage Galleries. It has a reverse rim cud at "ES-O". It is tied for CC#13 of 15 known.

EAC Grade 35/30 for dark color. It is CC2 of 5 known with the two cuds.

EAC Grellman graded 58 die state c with small rim cud at star 12. The coin has traces of red on the obv and 10% red on the reverse. I purchased the coin on the bourse floor at EAC 2005 from H. Craig Hamling.

EAC grade 40 net 35 die state c with small rim cud at star 12. It is larger than the coins pictured above so Im calling it a C+ state. Bob Laforme says its not big enough to qualify for a state d.

EAC Grellman graded 55/30 for rev corr spot,pits and nicks. It is a LDS (g) with 5 reverse rim cuds at "ST","AT","D",2nd "S" and "E" in STATES. A pretty rare cud variety with 17 known in this state. I bought this one on eBay from Gilbert Smith.

EAC grade 20/15. It has one reverse cud at E2. The cud is strong. I bought this one from Robert Dunfield 6/8/08. It is the least finest known of 16 in this rare die state.

EAC Grellman graded 40/35 for being lightly cleaned. It is a M-LDS (d) with 2 reverse rim cuds at "T"and "E" in STATES. A scarce cud with 20 known in this state. I bought this one from Bill Simonson recently. This one is tied for CC#13.

EAC Grellman graded 45/35 for obv nicks and scratches. I consider it a 45/40. It is a really sweet coin. It is a LDS (f) with 4 reverse rim cuds at "T", "E","T" and "S" in STATES. More common than die state d with 36 known in this state. I bought this one from Bill Simonson recently. This one is tied for CC#16. The cuds are strong as seen.

I called this one 45/35+ for rev spots. It could be a 45/40 but who knows. It is a really sweet coin with all four cuds strong. 4 reverse rim cuds at "T", "E","T" and "S" in STATES. More common than die state d with 38 known in this state.

EAC Grellman graded 35. It is a really sweet coin. It is a LDS (f) with 4 reverse rim cuds at "T", "E","T" and "S" in STATES. More common than die state d with 36 known in this state. I bought this one from Bob LaForme. This one is tied for CC#20.

EAC grade AU55/50 for couple lite scrs. The coin has lots of original mint red. Obv cud is strong at stars 12-13. It is a LDS (g). This coin is Tied for CC 3 of about 30 known. ex Bob Lafrome at EAC 2009 bourse.

EAC Grellman graded 25+/20 for rim nicks. It is a LDS (d) with the obv rim cud at star 10-11. This variety is rare with 14 known in this state. This one is CC#13 of the 14 known. This is one of the best cherry picks I have ever made. I bought this coin at a local coin shop in Dec of 2004 for $22!

EAC Grade 25/20 for rim nicks. Grellman called it a 25+/15+. It is a LDS (e) with the obv rim cud at star 9-11. This variety is rare with 13 known. This one is CC#8 of the 13 known. I traded a nice 49n1c to Dennis Brown for this coin on the EAC 2009 bourse. Thank you Dennis for filling this hole!