1 Cent USA (1776 - ) Copper
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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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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1857 N-1 R1 Large Date VF35. Glossy olive and steel with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. Excellent eye appeal for the grade, just a few tiny ticks here and there. EDS, die state a. The top of a misplaced 1 shows clearly in the dentils under the left side of the 8. Estimated Valu ...
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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1854 N-26 R3. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel and light olive brown. Mint red remains on 20% of the obverse and at least 60% of the reverse. The only marks on otherwise flawless, satiny surfaces are a speck of darker toning in the dentils left of the dat ...
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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1854 N-6 R1. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Very attractive lustrous steel and light chocolate brown with mint red covering 10% of both sides. The only defects are a small planchet flake in the field off the forelock, a tiny tick on the left end of the eyebrow, and some barely visible scratches on t ...
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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1842 N-7 R2 Large Date. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Very attractive lustrous olive and bluish steel brown with 10% of the mint color remaining on the obverse, 25% on the reverse. The only marks are a small spot of darker toning at the bottom of star 7 and another inside the top of the E in LIBERT ...
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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1857 N-1 R1 Large Date MS62. Frosty olive brown and steel with 10% of the mint color remaining. The only notable marks are a tiny spot of darker toning resting on the upper edge of the curl left of star 12 and a faint hairline scratch just right of the date. MDS, die state b early. A nice exam ...
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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1856 N-6 R1 Upright 5 MS63+. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel and olive brown with nearly half the coin retaining mint color. The only defects are some small spots of dark toning, notably three at star 6. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. Estimated Value $350-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collectio ...
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