#large cent

[twofielder]

Coin of the Day #368 (5/7/2025)

Got this one graded and it went unsold at auction, so back to my safe it goes…

United States

1854 1¢ Misplaced Date

N-4 MPD-001

The base of a 4 (or a 1?) was misplaced in the hair curls above the date.

ANACS VF20

[thecoinblog]

Another oldie! This “Braided Hair Large Cent” is from just before the Civil War and ran 1839-1857. This is actually about the size of a current-day US quarter- hence the name ‘Large Cent’. This was the last penny style to be minted to that size, as the next die for the 1C piece was the first ‘Small Cent’ (the current penny size) in the ‘Flying Eagle’ design. I’ll put up an image of the Flying Eagle cent at some point too, though mine is in pretty iffy condition. Obverse Text: "Liberty” (crown of bust) Reverse Text: ‘United States of America... One Cent” Approximate Value: ~$30

[boringchrisstuff]

The only interesting coins I have in my small coin collection.  Most of my coins were acquired from loose change or from my parents, but these came from a colleague of my dad who acquired them at coin shows.  

The top one is a Matron Head Large cent dating back to 1827.  The middle coin is a Standing Liberty quarter dating between 1917 and 1924.  There was an issue with the Standing Liberty quarter, which started circulation in 1917, where the date would wear off and this was corrected in 1925.  Since this quarter has no date I'm assuming it's pre-1925.  The bottom coin is a mis-struck penny.  An interesting deformation, I'm not quite sure how it got out of the mint since it's not even coin shaped.

[agaucuni-blog]

1801 Draped Bust Large Cent Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: 1,362,835 Composition: 100% Cu Diameter/Weight: +-10.9g / +-28mm Edge: Plain Design: Robert Scot

[mdccxciii-blog]

1793 Chain Cent, AMERI. Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: +- 7,000 Composition: 100% Cu Diameter/Weight: 13.48g / +- 26mm Edge: Vine and Bars Design: Henry Voigt