1 Cent "Draped Bust Cent"

Features

Issuer	United States (US territories United States)
Ruling authority	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1796-1807 (1796-1860)
Value	1 Cent (0.01 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Copper
Weight	10.89 g
Diameter	29 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 16940
References	KM# 22 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , PCGS# 1401-1409, 1413-1436, etc. PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) , Greysheet# 740, 747-842, etc. Greysheet (https://www.greysheet.com/coin-prices)

Obverse

Portrait right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTY
1797

Engraver: Robert Scot

Designer: Robert Scot

Reverse

The denomination within a wreath with the denomination as a fraction below and the country name around the rim

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ONE CENT
1/100

Engraver: Robert Scot

Designer: Robert Scot

Edge

Plain

Mint

United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)

Comments

The standard weight of this coin was 168 grains.
General.

1796

1797

1798

1799

1800

1801

1802

1803

1804

1807

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F		Frequency
Undetermined
1796					stemless (3 known)	0.8%
1796					reverse of 1795	1.7%
1796					reverse of 1794	3%
1796					reverse of 1797	1.5%
1796	363 375				"LIHERTY" error	1.8%
1797	897 510	$ 140			reverse of 1795, gripped edge	5%
1797					reverse of 1795, plain edge	1.8%
1797		$ 190			with stems	5%
1797					stemless	2%
1798					reverse of 1795	1.2%
1798	1 841 745	$ 59			1st style of hair	12%
1798		$ 110	$ 220		2nd style of hair	11%
1798					overdate 8/7	6%
1799	904 565					2%
1799					overdate 9/8	0.8%
1800		$ 47			overdate 1800/1798, 1st style of hair	7%
1800					overdate 80/79, 2nd style of hair	3%
1800	2 822 175	$ 78				10%
1801	1 362 837	$ 50	$ 50		(fr) Revers normal	12%
1801					"3 errors"	2%
1801					fraction 1/000	4%
1801					fraction 1 over 0	1.5%
1802	3 435 100	$ 54	$ 75	$ 75	(fr) Revers normal	30%
1802					fraction 1/000	3%
1802					stemless	3%
1803		$ 50	$ 84		small date, small fraction	17%
1803		$ 40			small date, large fraction	8%
1803					large date, small fraction	2.0%
1803	3 131 691				large date, large fraction	9%
1803					small fraction 1/100 over 1/000	2%
1803					stemless	1.7%
1804	96 500				(fr) Plusieurs des pièces de cette année-là ont été frappées avec des coins cassés	3%
1805	941 116	$ 43				9%
1806	348 000	$ 59				7%
1807		$ 100			large fraction	7%
1807					overdate small 7/6	1.2%
1807					overdate large 7/6	4%
1807	829 221				die break "comet" error	4%
1807					small fraction	3%
1804 (1860)					unofficial restrike of 1860, uncirculated	0.9%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Schulman Auction 381 Lot 1263	23 Oct 2024	1798 – PCGS# 1434-1436, Greysheet# 777-779 – 2nd style of hair	AU (Almost UNC)	USD 3421.54 (EUR 3000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 128 Lot 1897	3 Jun 2024	1803 – PCGS# 1485-1487, Greysheet# 810-812 – small date, large fraction	XF	USD 311.36 (EUR 273.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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