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Liberty (goddess) "Coronet Braided Hair" head left encircled by 13 6-pointed stars
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(country) Eagle with shield, arrows, and olive branch (country)
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LIBERTY
STATES OF
UNITED AMERICA
· 2½ D. ·
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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
Eagle / Falcon / Hawk

Other

Nickname
Liberty Head (Coronet) Quarter Eagle

References

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

Mintages

Date Marks Mintage Notes
AD1840 18,859
AD1840 C 12,822
AD1840 D 3,532
AD1840 O 33,580
AD1840 - 68,793 Total
AD1841 C 10,281
AD1841 D 4,164
AD1841 - 14,445 Total
AD1842 2,823
AD1842 C 6,729
AD1842 D 4,643
AD1842 O 19,800
AD1842 - 33,995 Total
  - 117,233 Grand Total