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KM# 67: United States 1 cent (1839 - 1857)

General

WCDB ID
75
Country
Flag: United States of America United States
Denomination
2.5 dollars
Value
2.5 United States dollar (USD)
Dates
AD1840 - 1907

Physical

Shape
Circle
Mass
4.18 g
Diameter
18.00 mm
Thickness
1.20 mm
Composition
90% Au, 10% Cu
Color
Yellow / Gold Yellow / Gold
Magnetic
No

Design

Orientation
Coin: ↑ ↓
Edge
Milled/reeded
Tags
Libertas / Liberty 6-Pointed Star Eagle / Falcon / Hawk Branch / Ivy / Sprig / Vine Arrow / Spear / Trident Escutcheon / Shield Dot / Interpoint / Interpunct

Other

Nickname
Liberty Head (Coronet) Quarter Eagle

References

Wikipedia
Quarter Eagle
Krause-Mischler
KM# 72
Numista
N# 13432

Related Coins

Concurrent
3 cents : KM# 95 (1865 - 1889)
20 cents : KM# 109 (1875 - 1878)

Mintages

Date Marks Mintage Notes
AD1840 18,859
AD1840 C 12,822
AD1840 D 3,532
AD1840 O 33,580
AD1841 C 10,281
AD1841 D 4,164
AD1842 2,823
AD1842 C 6,729
AD1842 D 4,643
AD1842 O 19,800
  117,233 Total