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The Coronet large cent was a type of large cent issued by the United States Mint at the Philadelphia Mint [1] from 1816 until 1857. [ 2 ] There are two similar designs of the Coronet large cent, the Matron Head and the Braided Hair , the latter with a slightly altered profile.
Matron Head large cent, 1816–1839 (Copper except as noted) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1816 (P) 2,820,982 1817 (P) 3,948,400 (P) 5 Proof 1818
The 1819 "Matron Head" large cent. The United States large cent was a coin with a face value of 1/100 of a United States dollar. Its nominal diameter was 1 1 ⁄ 8 inch (28.57 mm). The first official mintage of the large cent was in 1793, and its production continued until 1857, when it was officially replaced by the modern-size one-cent coin ...
The Flying Eagle cent is a one-cent piece struck by the Mint of the United States as a pattern coin in 1856 and for circulation in 1857 and 1858. The coin was designed by Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre, with the eagle in flight based on the work of Longacre's predecessor, Christian Gobrecht.
The first stamp issue of the U.S. was offered for sale on July 1, 1847, in New York City, with Boston receiving stamps the following day and other cities thereafter. They consisted of an engraved 5-cent red brown stamp depicting Benjamin Franklin (the first postmaster of the U.S.), and a 10-cent value in black with George Washington.
After various wordings were considered, "In God We Trust" was placed on the new two-cent piece in 1864. The Act of March 3, 1865, that authorized the copper-nickel three-cent piece also required the motto to appear on all coins large enough to bear it. Pursuant to this mandate, Longacre began re-engraving the various denominations of U.S. coinage.
A 1792 silver center cent sold for $352,500 at a Heritage auction in Anaheim, California, on Wednesday -- and a 1792 Birch cent, one of only 10 in existence, raked in a whopping $517,000.
In the large date variety, the "3" has a pointed serif at top, and the horizontal element of the "7" is straight. In the small date variety, the "3" has a rounded serif, [5] and there is small a knob, or bulge, in the "7" horizontal element. Only the Philadelphia Mint made both varieties. The small date is slightly rarer.