1 Cent USA (1776 - ) Copper

Metal:
Issue year(s):
1839-1857

Catalog reference:

1851, United States. Copper Braided Hair Large Cent Coin.

Mint Year: 1851
Reference: KM-67.
Denomination: One Cent (Braided Hair)
Weight: 10.58gm
Material: Copper
Diameter: 28mm

Obverse: Bust of Lady Liberty with braided head left, wearing inscribed diadem. 13 stars around.
Exergue: LIBERTY – 1851

Reverse: Denomination in words (ONE CENT) within wreath.
Legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Facing more negative public reaction, the Coronet cents were redesigned in 1835 by new Chief Engraver Christian Gobrecht. This last major change to the coin updated the obverse by giving Liberty a slimmer, more youthful appearance. Minor tweaks continued through 1843, and the 1843 design prevailed through the end of mintage in 1857. Some 11 years after the large cent was discontinued, a mint employee coined several large cents dated 1868, almost certainly for sale as instant rarities to numismatists. Fewer than a dozen of these unofficial issues, struck in both bronze and copper-nickel, are known to survive.

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1839 N-10 R3 AU55. Booby Head. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Glossy medium brown with underlying frosty flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas. A splash of reddish olive toning left of the first A in AMERICA and a shallow planchet flake at the dentils near star 12 offer the best id ...

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1839 N-8 R1 AU50+. Head of 1840. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. A mint state cent that was dipped, now retoned frosty light to medium brown with a patch of golden tan under star 13 and darker chocolate tones covering much of the reverse. There is a tiny rim nick over star 6 and a small planchet lami ...

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1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Glossy bluish steel and light olive brown with slightly faded mint red covering the protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are covered with attractive mint luster under the gloss and the eye appeal is excellent. There is some minor roughnes ...

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1839 N-3 R1 AU55. Head of 1838. AU-55. Mint state sharpness but there are some very faint pinscratches on the first A in AMERICA where someone tried to remove a spot of darker toning covering that letter. Otherwise the surfaces are very attractive and show only a few trivial marks, including a ...

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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with peeps of very faded mint red on the obverse. Choice except for a shallow planchet flake just left of the O in ONE, as struck. Scarce EDS with dentils extending over the rim on the right side of the obverse, ...

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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty medium brown delicately woodgrained with slightly darker chocolate brown toning on the reverse. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas. The only mark is a thin nick hidden in the dentils at star 13. MDS with a bisecting ...
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Variations of 1 cent copper coins of USA   One cent copper coins, commonly referred to as "pennies," have been minted in various designs and compositions throughout the history of the United States. Here are some notable variations:Large Cents (1793-1857): The United States Mint initially produced large cents, which were about the size of a modern half dollar. These coins featured vari ...
 1923-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck with the head nearly full. Close examination suggests this is a full head. Lightly toned around the edges. A nice origin ...
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1923-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck with the head nearly full. Close examination suggests this is a full head. Lightly toned around the edges. A nice origin ...
 1919-S. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. A very popular key date. Light hint of gold tone on the obverse. A well struck near-Gem that has deep silvery mint frost from center to periphery. A few  ...
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1919-S. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. A very popular key date. Light hint of gold tone on the obverse. A well struck near-Gem that has deep silvery mint frost from center to periphery. A few ...
 1919-D. PCGS graded MS-63. CAC Approved. Weak strike as usually seen for the date. But overall a beautiful lustrous untoned example for this rare date. The end of the First World War, celebrated ...
Sold for: $10550.0
1919-D. PCGS graded MS-63. CAC Approved. Weak strike as usually seen for the date. But overall a beautiful lustrous untoned example for this rare date. The end of the First World War, celebrated ...
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