The 1809 large cent is the scarcest date among the Classic Head cents. The mintage was 222,867, all from one die pair. Older catalogs mention an...
The Classic Head Cents John Reich was hired as an assistant mint engraver in 1807. He set to work right away with his Classic Head design, which...
This date was the last of the Draped Bust large cents. It is marked by some rather famous varieties including two types of overdates, small...
While I was walking around the 2024 FUN bourse, a fellow buttonholed me and asked if I would be interested in a 1945 Franklin Roosevelt inaugural...
With mintage of 348,000, the 1806 cent has a reputation as a better date coin. In reality it is fairly common in the lower grades, although higher...
The 1805 cent is fairly common with a reported mintage of 941,116. There are three known die varieties with two known obverse dies. Given the...
In contrast to the previous two years, the 1804 cent is the second classic rarity in the large cent series. The coin is not as rare as the 1799,...
It has been my experience that the 1802 and 1803 cents are the most common dates among the early cents from 1793 to 1814. These dates are often...
The 1801 Three Errors cent is an example of the low moral at the mint. Congress was still pushing to close the facility and it’s location was in...
The 1800 large cent is not a rarity, but it is seen far less often than the later dates, especially the 1802 and 1803. It is also hard to find in...
The 1799 cent is the rarest date in the entire cent series from 1793 to date. Knowledge of the rarity of this issue dates back to the 1820s....
With a mintage of 897,510, the 1797 cent is a fairly common date, but as most collectors learn, anything dated before 1800 is challenging. This is...
The mint issued cents under three guises in 1796. During the first three and a half months of the year, left over dies from 1795 were used....
Seventeen ninety-five was an interesting year for the first mint. During its first ten years of existence, there was a group of Congress which was...
By 1794, the mint had settled into its production schedule fairly well. It still had its problems, but the quality of the coins had improved...
I promised to post this after I completed a date set of cents from 1793 to 2024. When I get my 2025 Proof set, I'll be up to date. I won't post...
The grey toning on this denarius of Caracalla attracted me at the Summer FUN Show. When I had a chance to study it, I found that a Roman god I had...
I want to remind everyone that the Summer Show is this week, starting on Thursday. There is an early bird program on Wednesday which involves a...
Here are a couple of large cents in my "one cent per year, 1793 to date collection. I bought this 1796 Draped Bust cent knowing that it would...
Prohibition started in 1920. Although the '20s were called "roaring," it was illegal to get a beer that contained alcohol. By 1928, a going number...
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