1793 Chain, AMERI. Cent MS BN Values

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1793 Chain, AMERI. Cent MS BN Values

Details

Obverse: Lady Liberty, facing right, with wild, flowing. Hair. The word LIBERTY at the top periphery and the date across the bottom.

Reverse: The words UNITED STATES OF AMERI. frame the outer periphery of the coin with 13 chains linked in a circle inside the lettering. The denomination of ONE CENT and the fraction 1/100 appear in the center of the chain.

Basic Information

GSID:

1212

Coin Date:

1793

Denomination:

1c / Cent

Designation:

MS

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Mintage:

36,103

Coinage Type:

United States Large Cent

Coinage Years:

1793

Composition:

Copper

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Chain, AMERI.

Physical Characteristics

Weight:

13.48 gr

Weight:

0.4334 oz

Strike Type:

Business

Diameter:

26-27 mm

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Designer:

engraved by Henry Voigt

Obverse Lettering:

LIBERTY, 1793

Obverse Designer:

Henry Voigt

Reverse Lettering:

UNITED STATES OF AMERI., ONE, CENT, 1, 100

Reverse Designer:

Henry Voigt

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