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1c FLOWING HAIR, WREATH 1793


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Grade: PCGS VG 8 BN
Owner: EZ_E
 
Winning Set: Vic's Picks
Date Added: 12/27/2007
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S-10. PCGS VG 8. Beautiful glossy brown. Unually nice for a low grade 1793 Wreath Cent. This is the first coin I received in 2008. It was a $3500 ebay purchase from Type Coin Co. on 12/21/07 for this historic coin from the US Mint's inaugural year.<br /><br />********************************<br />1793 FLOWING HAIR CENT,<br />WREATH REVERSE<br />********************************<br /><br />Mintage:<br />Circulation strikes: 63,353<br />Proofs: 0<br /><br />Designer: attributed to Adam Eckfeldt<br /><br />Diameter: ±27 millimeters<br /><br />Metal content:<br />Copper - 100%<br /><br />Weight: ±208 grains (±13.5 grams)<br /><br />Edge: see individual varieties. Could be:<br />1. Vine and vertical bars, alternating<br />2. Lettered: ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR with one leaf after DOLLAR, or<br />3. Lettered: ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR with two leaves after DOLLAR

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