Whitman Expo
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Small date variety.
Obverse Description
Lady Liberty is portrayed with hair tied in a bun, facing left, in what is referred to as the so-called braided hair style. The word LIBERTY appearing on her headband. 13 stars appear continuously around the periphery with the date at the bottom.
Reverse Description
The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery surround a wreath framing the words ONE CENT. The wreath is tied by a bow at the bottom.
Catalog Information
GSID:
213490
Designer:
Christian Gobrecht
Obverse Designer:
Christian Gobrecht
Obverse Lettering:
LIBERTY, 1846
Reverse Designer:
Christian Gobrecht
Reverse Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE CENT
Weight (gr):
10.89 gr
Weight (oz):
0.3501 oz
Strike Type:
Proof
Diameter:
27.5
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
Small Date
Coin Date:
1846
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
PR
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
6 known
Coinage Type:
United States Large Cent
Coinage Years:
1839-1857
Composition:
Copper
Rarity:
6+
PCGS #:
405576
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1846 1c Small Date PR RB
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1846 1c Small Date PR RB
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Braided Hair Cent 1c 1839-1857 PR BN [Type]
![Braided Hair Cent 1c 1839-1857 PR BN [Type]](https://images.greysheet.com/Ctc/CatalogEntry/ha_com_1311_4101-0.20200701030721345.jpg?MaxWidth=200&Mode=Pad&Scale=UpscaleCanvas&format=webp)
Worth: $3,000 – $9,000
Braided Hair Cent 1c 1839-1857 PR RB [Type]
![Braided Hair Cent 1c 1839-1857 PR RB [Type]](https://images.greysheet.com/ProductImages/DLRC/334xxx/508c084c-ae6b-413f-b680-3645287a2960.jpg?MaxWidth=200&Mode=Pad&Scale=UpscaleCanvas&format=webp)
Worth: $4,000 – $10,500
Braided Hair Cent 1c 1839-1857 PR RD [Type]
![Braided Hair Cent 1c 1839-1857 PR RD [Type]](https://images.greysheet.com/Ctc/Catalog/20201007/ha_com_1228_98046-0.20201007000302704.jpg?MaxWidth=200&Mode=Pad&Scale=UpscaleCanvas&format=webp)
Worth: $16,000 – $30,000
1840 1c Small Date Over Large 18 PR BN
Worth: $4,250 – $20,160
1840 1c Small Date Over Large 18 PR RB
Worth: $10,000 – $16,800
1841 1c PR BN
Worth: $4,000 – $16,500
1841 1c PR RB
Worth: $6,750 – $18,000
1841 1c PR RD
Worth: $16,000 – $30,000
1842 1c PR BN
Worth: $6,900 – $20,000
1842 1c PR RB
Worth: $9,000 – $24,000
1842 1c PR RD
Worth: $50,000 – $60,000
1843 1c Petite Head, Small Letters PR BN
Worth: $5,000 – $21,600
1843 1c Petite Head, Small Letters PR RB
Worth: $12,000 – $30,000
1843 1c Petite Head, Small Letters PR RD
Worth: $45,000 – $54,000
1844 1c PR BN
Worth: $8,500 – $21,600
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More than 300 lots, consisting of high quality Walking Liberty half dollars from the Mack C. Chase Collection are set to cross the auction block as part of Stack's Bowers Galleries' November Showcase Auction, the official auction of the Whitman Expo.
10/6/2026
U.S. Coins and Jewelry acquires one of the rarest circulating coins in U.S. Mint history
The 1943 bronze Lincoln cent, graded Extra Fine by PCGS, was acquired from a family that held it unverified since the early 1960s.
10/1/2026
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