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Catalog Information
GSID:
871
Designer:
Robert Scot or John Reich
Obverse Designer:
Robert Scot or John Reich
Obverse Lettering:
LIBERTY, 1816
Reverse Designer:
Robert Scot or John Birch
Reverse Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE CENT
Weight (gr):
10.89 gr
Weight (oz):
0.3501 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
29
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Coin Date:
1816
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
2,820,982
Coinage Type:
United States Large Cent
Coinage Years:
1816-1839
Composition:
Copper
PCGS #:
1592
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Coin Value History
1816 1c MS RB
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1816 1c MS RB
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1816 Matron Head Cent. N-2. Rarity-1. MS-64 RB (NGC). CAC. OH.
$3,840
1816 Matron Head Cent. N-2. Rarity-1. MS-63 RB (PCGS).
$1,680
1794 Liberty Cap Cent. S-57. Rarity-1. Head of 1794. Good Details--Environmental Damage (NGC).
$153
$4,700
1816 1C MS62 Red and Brown ANACS. N-2, R.1. ...
$1,880
1816 1C MS61 Red and Brown NGC. N-2. NGC Census: (0/27). PCGS Population (0/24). Mintage: 2,820,982. (#1592)...
$632
1816 1C XF40 Red and Brown ANACS. ...
$121
1816 1C N-2, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown NGC. CAC....
$3,480
1816 Matron Head Cent. N-2. Rarity-1. MS-63 RB (PCGS).
$1,440
$6,900
1816 1C MS62 Red and Brown ANACS. N-2, R.1. Die breaks affect the obverse rim between 1 and 4 o'clock. Orange-gold color is...
$1,092
1816 1C N-2, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/1 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (4/1 and 1/0+). MS64. ...
$2,880
1816 1C N-2, R.1, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. ...
$1,680
1816 1C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. N-2, Intermediate Die State, R.1. Large cents were the only denomination produced in 1816, ...
$16,100
1816 1c NGC/CAC MS64 RB
$3,650
1816 1C N-2, R.1, MS63 Red and Brown NGC. ...
$1,020
1C 1816 PCGS MS64+ RB CAC
$3,408
1816 Matron Head Cent. N-2. Rarity-1. MS-63 RB (PCGS).
$1,500
1816 Matron Head Cent. N-2. Rarity-1. MS-64 RB (NGC).
$2,640
$1,400
Coronet Head Cent 1c 1816-1839 MS BN [Type]
Worth: $10 – $7,200
Coronet Head Cent 1c 1816-1839 MS RB [Type]
Worth: $500 – $10,000
Coronet Head Cent 1c 1816-1839 MS RD [Type]
Worth: $800 – $24,000
1816 1c MS BN
Worth: $15 – $3,900
1816 1c MS RD
Worth: $12,600 – $16,000
1817 1c 13 Stars MS BN
Worth: $18 – $7,200
1817 1c 13 Stars MS RB
Worth: $850 – $4,800
1817 1c 13 Stars MS RD
1817 1c 15 Stars MS BN
Worth: $20 – $36,000
1817 1c 15 Stars MS RB
Worth: $50,000 – $65,000
1817 1c 15 Stars MS RD
1818 1c MS BN
Worth: $10 – $8,500
1818 1c MS RB
Worth: $550 – $3,420
1818 1c MS RD
Worth: $2,750 – $10,000
1819/(8) 1c Large Date MS BN
Worth: $10 – $3,000
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