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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1849 N-10 R3 F15+. Sharpness VF25 with some nicks and light rim bruises, including a vertical nick just right of star 4, a rim bruise under star 13, and another at TE in UNITED. Glossy light olive and steel brown. E-MDS, die state b, with a small lump on the coronet under star 6. DWH #1399. Es ...

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1849 N-9 R4+ MS60+. Frosty bluish steel brown with 10% of the mint red remaining on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. No spots or stains, only very light contact marks, mostly in the obverse fields. The notable marks are a couple very faint nicks in the field between stars 12 & 13, a couple mor ...

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1849 N-9 R4+ F15. Sharpness at least 5 points better with many light nicks on the obverse plus a small rim bruise at star 11. Glossy medium brown. EDS, die state a, before crumbling connects the tops of the C & E in CENT. DWH #1397. Estimated Value $20-UP. Ex 1990 GNA Sale, lot 51-J. R. Grellm ...

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1849 N-5 R4- MS60. Frosty bluish steel brown with 5-10% of the mint red remaining. The fields are covered with attractive satiny mint luster. There is a light nick in the field before the chin, another at the junction of the neck and bust, and a tick on the bottom edge of the chin. MDS, die st ...

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1849 N-4 R1 MS62. Frosty light steel brown with traces of faded mint red on the obverse, 15% of the red remaining on the reverse. The only mark, and it is very faint, is a fine hairline from the earlobe down to the middle curl on the neck. E-MDS, die state b, with a fine die crack from the lea ...

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1849 N-4 R1 EF45. Frosty chocolate and steel brown with light brown toning in protected areas. No defects. Rare EDS, die state a, without any cracks on the reverse. Very sharply struck offering excellent eye appeal for the grade. DWH #3467. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Aucti ...
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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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1876. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. Blast white Gem Cameo Proof. Only 1,260 struck. The Twenty-cent piece, sometimes called a "double dime," had a brief appearance in the fourth quarter of the 19t ...
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