Large Cents
People collect Large Cents in all sorts of ways. Some collect by date, some by variety, some by die state, and many, many collect only one year for one reason or another. I have met people who collect only Proof Large Cents, only 1831, N-31 Large Cents, only 1855 N-9 by die state (this is the knob on the ear variety), only 1796, and etc. Large Cents are divided into three large groups: Early Dates –1793-1814 Middle Dates—1816-1839 Late Dates—1840-1857 All are made of copper,
