Flowing Hair Large Cents
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- 1793 Chain 1c MS BN AMERI.
- 1793 Chain 1c MS RD AMERI.
- 1793 Chain 1c MS BN AMERICA
- 1793 Chain 1c MS RB AMERICA
- 1793 Chain 1c MS RD AMERICA
- 1793 Chain 1c MS BN Periods
- 1793 Chain 1c MS RB Periods
- 1793 Chain 1c MS RD Periods
- 1793 Wreath 1c MS BN Vine/Bars
- 1793 Wreath 1c MS RB Vine/Bars
- 1793 Wreath 1c MS RD Vine/Bars
- 1793 Wreath 1c MS BN Lettered Edge
- 1793 Wreath 1c MS RB Lettered Edge
- 1793 Wreath 1c MS RD Lettered Edge
- 1793 Wreath 1c MS BN Strawberry Leaf
- 1793 Wreath 1c MS RB Strawberry Leaf
- 1793 Wreath 1c MS RD Strawberry Leaf
- 1793 1c MS BN Liberty Cap
- 1793 1c MS RB Liberty Cap
- 1793 1c MS RD Liberty Cap
- 1794 1c MS BN Head of 1793
- 1794 1c MS RB Head of 1793
- 1794 1c MS RD Head of 1793
- 1794 1c MS BN Head of 1794
- 1794 1c MS RB Head of 1794
- 1794 1c MS RD Head of 1794
- 1794 1c MS BN No Fraction Bar
- 1794 1c MS RB No Fraction Bar
- 1794 1c MS RD No Fraction Bar
- 1794 1c MS BN Starred Reverse
- 1794 1c MS RB Starred Reverse
- 1794 1c MS RD Starred Reverse
- 1794 1c MS BN Head of 1795
- 1794 1c MS RB Head of 1795
- 1794 1c MS RD Head of 1795
- 1795 1c MS BN Lettered Edge
- 1795 1c MS RB Lettered Edge
- 1795 1c MS RD Lettered Edge
- 1795 1c MS BN Plain Edge
- 1795 1c MS RB Plain Edge
- 1795 1c MS RD Plain Edge
- 1795 1c MS BN Reeded Edge
- 1795 1c MS RB Reeded Edge
- 1795 1c MS RD Reeded Edge
- 1795 1c MS BN Jefferson Head, Plain Edge
- 1795 1c MS RB Jefferson Head, Plain Edge
- 1795 1c MS BN Jefferson Head, Lettered Edge
- 1795 1c MS RB Jefferson Head, Lettered Edge
- 1795 1c MS RD Jefferson Head, Lettered Edge
- 1796 1c MS BN Liberty Cap
- 1796 1c MS RB Liberty Cap
- 1796 1c MS RD Liberty Cap
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Series Overview: Flowing Hair Large Cents

The very first federal coin ever struck by the United States Mint for mass circulation was the 1793 AMERI Chain large cent. While most estimates suggest there are fewer than 200 surviving examples of the nation's first large cent, many issues of the heftier predecessor to today's small-size one-cent coin are much more common. The large cent, measuring between 27 and 29 millimeters in diameter (depending on the type), are roughly the size of a modern half dollar. The entire mintage of large cents originated from the Philadelphia Mint, and thus no large cent carries a mintmark.
There are several types of large cents, including:
Furthermore, early American copper specialists catalog several subtypes within each of the major types listed above, and recognize dozens of varieties among many of those types. United States large cents collectively represent one of the most complex areas of American numismatics, spawning what became one of the most iconic coin books of all time: Penny Whimsy, a book by Dr. William Herbert Sheldon that was originally published in 1938 under the title A Revision of Early American Cents, 1793-1814: An Exercise in Descriptive Classification with Tables of Rarity and Value. Sheldon's book spawned the numerical coin grading system utilized by virtually all dealers and collectors in the United States since the mid-20th century.
There are several types of large cents, including:
- Flowing Hair with Chain reverse (1793)
- Flowing Hair with Wreath reverse (1793)
- Liberty Cap (1793-1796)
- Draped Bust (1796-1807)
- Classic Head (1808-1814)
- Coronet Head (1816-1839)
- Braided Hair (1839-1857)
Furthermore, early American copper specialists catalog several subtypes within each of the major types listed above, and recognize dozens of varieties among many of those types. United States large cents collectively represent one of the most complex areas of American numismatics, spawning what became one of the most iconic coin books of all time: Penny Whimsy, a book by Dr. William Herbert Sheldon that was originally published in 1938 under the title A Revision of Early American Cents, 1793-1814: An Exercise in Descriptive Classification with Tables of Rarity and Value. Sheldon's book spawned the numerical coin grading system utilized by virtually all dealers and collectors in the United States since the mid-20th century.
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