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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1796 S-84 R3 Liberty Cap G6. Slightly sharper but fine roughness covers the reverse, strongest under NT in CENT. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown. The date is clear except for the bottom of the 6 due to the usual die swelling in that area, and the legends are co ...

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1796 S-81 R3 Liberty Cap G4. Rather glossy chocolate brown with darker steel and olive brown toning in protected areas. The obverse is slightly sharper than the reverse, as usual at this grade level. No notable defects. The date and LIBERTY are clear and most of the reverse legend remains read ...

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1795 S-75 R3 Lettered Edge G5. Slightly sharper but the reverse has some shallow corrosion, strongest at UNITED-ST. No verdigris or notable signs of contact. This cent was lightly burnished to minimize the roughness and it is retoned glossy chocolate and light olive brown. The date is bold and ...

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1794 S-69 R3 F12. Sharpness VF30 but the obverse is peppered with numerous tiny pitmarks while the remainder of the planchet is smooth and offers excellent eye appeal. No verdigris. The only contact mark of any significance is a dull nick on the rim at RI in AMERICA. Very attractive glossy lig ...

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1794 S-28 R2 VG7. The obverse is sharper than the reverse, as usual for this variety, but both sides are covered with very fine roughness. Otherwise the grade would be several points higher. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are a light rim bruise at the Y in LIBERTY and a rim nick at t ...

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1794 S-22 R1 VG10. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform moderate corrosion. No marks or verdigris. Excellent detail but not much eye appeal. Slightly glossy reddish chocolate with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. The date and legends are complete and clear. MDS with swelling at the t ...
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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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