1 Cent USA (1776 - ) Copper

Metal:
Issue year(s):
1793 -1796

Catalog reference:

Liberty Cap Large Cents

Early Copper Penny (1793-1796)

Designer – Engraver: Joseph Wright
Metal Composition: 100% Copper
Diameter: 29 mm
Mass / Weight: 13.48 grams

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1794 S-19b R4 Head of 1793, Edge Device of 1794 AG3. Several points sharper but there are a couple old but obvious scratches on each side and the surfaces display extremely fine roughness. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with traces of reddish chocolate brown in protected areas on the obverse ...

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1794 S-19a R5+ Head of 1793, Edge Device of 1793 AG3. A few points sharper but covered with uniform light to moderate roughness. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and chocolate. The date is weak but readable. The edge device with the down turned leaf point following DOLLA ...

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1794 S-18b R4 Head of 1793, Edge Device of 1794 G6. Slightly sharper, especially on the obverse, but the fields and protected areas are covered with light roughness hidden under glossy chocolate and olive brown toning. The highpoints of the devices are smooth. No verdigris and just a few minor ...

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1794 S-17a R5- Head of 1793, Edge Device of 1793 G5. Sharpness VG10 or better but the planchet is covered with uniform light to moderate erosion. No marks or verdigris, planchet flaws, or contact marks. The date and legends are complete and easily readable, and the edge device with the leaf po ...

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1797 C-2 R3 AG3. Sharpness VG7 but dull from light corrosion, strongest on the reverse where there are specks of greenish verdigris scattered about. Probably lost in soil for some time, then rescued. No contact marks. The date is clear and the legends are readable. Dark steel and olive brown. ...

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1796 S-83 R4 Liberty Cap F12. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but there are very faint hairline scratches covering the highpoints of the portrait and traces of shallow crud in the field around CENT. A tiny nick in the field off the chin and a thin planchet lamination across the end of the pol ...
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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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