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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1793 Gallery Mint Replica of a Liberty Cap Cent, Double Struck, MS67. Lustrous bright mint red. Virtually flawless. Double struck. The initial strike was properly centered while the second was 60% off center to K-11. Both dates are strong. The word "COPY" is stamped into the top of the wreath ...

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1793 S-13 R4- Liberty Cap AG3. Sharpness at least VG7 but covered with light to moderate corrosion on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. Traces of powdery light green verdigris show in protected areas on the left side of the reverse, and there are a few old, very dull scratches hidden i ...

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1796 S-89 R3 Liberty Cap G4. The obverse is slightly sharper but the reverse is a bit weaker, which is typical of lower grade Liberty Cap 1796 cents. Both sides are covered with extremely faint granularity but there is no verdigris. The only marks are a couple very light, old scratches hidden ...

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1796 S-89 R3 Liberty Cap G5. A few points sharper but lightly corroded. There is a speck of greenish verdigris on the front edge of the neck and a rim dent at the I in LIBERTY. Otherwise free of notable marks. Somewhat glossy dark steel and olive brown. The date is clear and the legends are ea ...

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1796 S-82 R5 Liberty Cap F15. Ten points sharper but there are microscopic specks of greenish verdigris in protected areas, mostly on the reverse. Looks nice to the unaided eye, and the crud is not distracting. The only marks are some extremely faint scratches under the patina at BERTY and UNI ...

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1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge G5 Counterstamped Brunk D-522. Glossy steel and chocolate brown. No verdigris or roughness, but it is banged up a bit. Counterstamped E. G. DRAKE inside an incuse serrated rectangle that extends down the portrait. Drake, born in 1796, was a silversmith in East Granville ...
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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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