US Braided Hair coins
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Face value: 1 Cent ($0.01=1 penny)Composition: copper
Diameter 27.5 mm.
Weight 10.98 g.
Minted:
1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857
Reverse: Value within wreath
Reverse legend: ONE CENT / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse: Head facing right, within circle of stars
Obverse legend: 1857
Edge: Plain
Number in Krause catalog: KM#45
Price for coin in F condition - $20-30
Home » Half Cent » Braided Hair Half Cent
Face value: 1/2 Cent ($0.005=half penny)Composition: copper
Diameter 23.5 mm.
Weight 5.44 g.
Minted:
1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857
Reverse: Value within wreath
Reverse legend: HALF CENT / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse: Head facing left, within circle of stars
Obverse legend: 1851
Edge: Plain
Number in Krause catalog: KM#70
Price for coin in F condition - $100-150