Flowing Hair Large Cents

(1793)

Chain Cent (1793)

In 1793, democracy was still a struggling and unproven form of government. In France, the revolution that erupted with such force four years earlier began the year with the beheading of Louis XVI, and that country's struggle with democracy degenerated into near anarchy with the Reign of Terror. Meanwhile, the fledgling U.S. was trying to establish its place among the sovereign nations of the world. One of the issues receiving President Washington's attention was the necessity for a solid and respectable system of coinage. To that end, he and his wife Martha donated $75 worth of silver tableware, and the famous half dismes of 1792 were struck, making "a small beginning" toward coinage, as he stated in his Annual Address in November 1792.

A case can be made that the 1792 half dismes, the silver-center cents, or the Birch cents were t.... (Expand Text)

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1793 LIBERTY CAP 1C, BEADED BORDER VF25 Brown

LOVELY CHOCOLATE BROWN, EVENLY WORN PLANCHET. S-14. RARITY-5.
$60,000.00

1793 LIBERTY CAP 1C, LIBERTY CAP AU53 Brown

LIBERTY CAP. S-13. RARITY-4. GOLDERN BROWN SURFACES WITH GLOSSY CHARCOAL-COPPER PATINA. SOME MINT RED SHOWING BY THE LETTERS.
$385,000.00

1793 WREATH 1C, VINE AND BARS EDGE AU58 Brown

VINE AND BARS. LOVELY CHOCOLATE BROWN SURFACES. S-8.
$60,000.00

1793 WREATH 1C, VINE AND BARS EDGE MS61 Brown

VINE & BARS. LOVELY BROWN SURFACES WITH A TINGE ON RED EVIDENT. PARMELEE PEDIGREE.
$79,500.00

1793 WREATH 1C, VINE AND BARS EDGE MS64 Brown

VINE AND BARS EDGE. GEM CHOCOLATE BROWN SURFACES. S-10. PEDIGREE DATES BACK TO 1895. CAC.
$192,500.00

1794 FLOWING HAIR LARGE 1C, HEAD OF 1794, LIBERTY CAP, DEN MS64 Brown

HEAD OF 1794. S-29. GEM CHOCOLATE BROWN SURFACES. CAC.
$98,500.00

1794 FLOWING HAIR LARGE 1C, HEAD OF 1794, LIBERTY CAP, DEN MS64+ Brown

HEAD OF 1794. GEM CHOCOLATE WELL STRUCK SURFACES. S-65.
$98,500.00

1794 LIBERTY CAP 1C, HEAD OF 1793, DENT. BORDER MS60 Brown

HEAD OF 93. S-18b. RARITY-4. CONDITION CENSUS. ONLY THREE COINS GRADED HIGHER.
$234,850.00

1795 FLOWING HAIR LARGE 1C, JEFF, PLAIN EDGE MS12 Brown

JEFFERSON HEAD. LOVELY BLEMISH FREE CHOCOLATE PLANCHET.
$87,500.00

1795 FLOWING HAIR LARGE 1C, JEFF, PLAIN EDGE VF20 Brown

JEFFERSON HEAD, PLAIN EDGE. VERY EVENLY WORN, COFFEE BROWN SURFACES. RARITY-5. ONLY A HANDFUL GRADED HIGHER AT PCGS.
$137,500.00

1795 FLOWING HAIR LARGE 1C, JEFF, PLAIN EDGE VF30 Brown

JEFFERSON HEAD. PLAIN EDGE. THIRD FINEST KNOWN. PEDIGREE GOES BACK TO 1893. ONLY A SINGLE XF40 COIN GRADED HIGHER.
$275,000.00

1795 FLOWING HAIR LARGE 1C, LETTERED EDGE MS65+ Red Brown

LETTERED EDGE. S-74. RARITY-4. POSSIBLY THE FINEST KNOWN. CAC.
$275,000.00

1795 FLOWING HAIR LARGE 1C, PLAIN EDGE MS63 Brown

PLAIN EDGE. LOVELY CHOCOLATE BROWN SURFACES.
$18,950.00

1796 FLOWING HAIR LARGE 1C, LIBERTY CAP MS63 Brown

LIBERTY CAP. VERY CHOICE MILK CHOCOLATE SURFACES WITH SOME MINT RED EVIDENT. S-84. RARITY-3. CAC.
$93,500.00

1796 FLOWING HAIR LARGE 1C, LIBERTY CAP MS63 Brown

VERY CHOICE CHOCOLATE BROWN SURFACES. S-81. RARITY-3. CAC.
$93,500.00