United States 1 Cent "Liberty Head/Braided Hair Cent", 1839 – 1857
Information
Country
United States
United States
Currency
Dollar
(1785 – 9999)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
1 Cent
Year
1839 – 1857
Ruler
Federal republic
(1776–9999)
Composition
Copper
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
10.89
Diameter (mm)
27.5
Thickness (mm)
2.39
Description
1 Cent from United States. Issued from 1839 to 1857. Struck in Copper. Measures 27.5 mm and weighs 10.89 g.
- Obverse
- Portrait of Liberty facing left, date below, 13 stars surrounding around the rim
- Reverse
- Value within wreath
- Edge
- Plain
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | g | vg | f | vf | xf | au | unc | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 | 333.5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | large date | 2% | |
| 1857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | small date | 1.1% | |
| 1856 | 2.7M | — | € 16,00 | € 34,00 | € 35,00 | — | — | — | slanted 5 | 6% | |
| 1856 | — | — | € 17,00 | € 21,00 | € 35,00 | — | — | — | upright 5 | 6% | |
| 1855 | 1.6M | — | — | — | € 29,00 | — | — | — | slanted 5s | 3% | |
| 1855 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | slanted 5s, knob over ear | 1.2% | |
| 1855 | — | — | € 13,00 | € 24,00 | € 28,00 | € 62,00 | — | — | upright 5s | 5% | |
| 1854 | 4.2M | € 17,00 | € 19,00 | € 22,00 | € 25,00 | € 46,00 | € 170,00 | — | 15% | ||
| 1853 | 6.6M | € 14,00 | € 19,00 | € 21,00 | € 24,00 | € 45,00 | € 130,00 | — | 20% | ||
| 1852 | 5.1M | € 17,00 | € 17,00 | € 20,00 | € 30,00 | € 39,00 | € 130,00 | — | 17% | ||
| 1851 | 9.9M | € 15,00 | € 19,00 | € 20,00 | € 23,00 | € 28,00 | € 200,00 | — | 27% | ||
| 1851 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | overdate 51/inverted 81 | 1.5% | |
| 1850 | 4.4M | € 13,00 | € 16,00 | € 30,00 | € 30,00 | — | — | € 460,00 | 12% | ||
| 1849 | 4.2M | € 16,00 | € 19,00 | € 24,00 | € 27,00 | € 59,00 | — | — | 13% | ||
| 1848 | 6.4M | € 9,00 | € 17,00 | € 23,00 | € 38,00 | € 50,00 | — | — | The originals of the period have a large date, those with a small date are fakes. | 19% | |
| 1847 | 6.2M | € 17,00 | € 18,00 | € 18,00 | € 26,00 | € 46,00 | — | — | 19% | ||
| 1847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | overdate 1847/small 1847 | 1.1% | |
| 1846 | 4.1M | — | € 21,00 | € 22,00 | € 130,00 | — | — | — | large date | 4% | |
| 1846 | — | — | — | € 16,00 | — | — | — | — | medium date | 3% | |
| 1846 | — | € 12,00 | € 17,00 | € 19,00 | € 19,00 | — | — | — | small date | 8% | |
| 1845 | 3.9M | € 14,00 | € 17,00 | € 17,00 | € 28,00 | € 59,00 | — | — | 13% | ||
| 1844 | 2.4M | € 16,00 | € 16,00 | € 20,00 | € 33,00 | € 44,00 | — | — | 9% | ||
| 1844 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | overdate 44/81 | 1.2% | |
| 1843 | 2.4M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | mature head, large letters | 3% | |
| 1843 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | petite head, large letters | 1.3% | |
| 1843 | — | € 19,00 | € 19,00 | € 19,00 | € 48,00 | — | — | — | petite head, small letters | 7% | |
| 1842 | 2.4M | € 14,00 | € 14,00 | € 14,00 | € 22,00 | — | — | — | large date | 5% | |
| 1842 | — | — | € 27,00 | € 27,00 | — | — | — | — | small date | 5% | |
| 1841 | 1.6M | € 18,00 | € 28,00 | € 35,00 | € 40,00 | — | — | — | (fr) Petite date | 6% | |
| 1840 | 2.5M | € 13,00 | — | — | € 36,00 | — | — | — | large date | 4% | |
| 1840 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | overdate small 18/large 18 | 0.8% | |
| 1840 | — | € 15,00 | € 29,00 | — | — | — | — | — | small date | 3% | |
| 1839 | — | — | € 9,70 | € 32,00 | — | — | — | — | head of 1840, included in mintage of KM# 45.2 | 3% |
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