Name: 1793 1c Chain, AMERICA MS RB
SKU: 1214

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Obverse Description

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

Reverse Description

The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 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.

Catalog Information

GSID: 1214

Designer: Henry Voigt

Obverse Designer: Henry Voigt

Obverse Lettering: LIBERTY, 1793

Reverse Designer: Henry Voigt

Reverse Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE, CENT, 1, 100

Weight (gr): 13.48 gr

Weight (oz): 0.4334 oz

Strike Type: Business

Diameter: 26-27

Coin Shape: Round

Edge: Bars and vines, with leaves

Variety: Chain, AMERICA

Coin Date: 1793

Denomination: 1c

Designation: MS

Mint Location: Philadelphia

Mintage: 36,103

Coinage Type: United States Large Cent

Coinage Years: 1793

Composition: Copper

PCGS #: 1342

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