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Liberty head leftdate
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####LIBERTY
STATES OF
UNITED ONE
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AMERICA
Perimeter Decoration: Denticulated
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KM# 72: United States 2.5 dollars (1840 - 1907)

General

WCDB ID
137
Country
Flag: United States of America United States
Denomination
1 cent
Value
1⁄100 United States dollar (USD)
Dates
AD1839 - 1857

Physical

Shape
Circle
Mass
10.89 g
Diameter
27.50 mm
Thickness
2.39 mm
Composition
Cu
Color
Brown / Red / Copper Brown / Red / Copper
Magnetic
No

Design

Orientation
Coin: ↑ ↓
Edge
Plain/smooth
Tags
Libertas / Liberty 6-Pointed Star

References

Wikipedia
Large cent (United States coin)
Krause-Mischler
KM# 67
Numista
N# 982

Related Coins

Next Date
KM# 90a (1864 - 1909)
Concurrent
0.5 dollar : KM# 68 (1839 - 1853)