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1857 1c Large Date RD

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
MS64 $5,000.00
MS65 $24,000.00
MS64 CAC $6,000.00
MS65 CAC $28,800.00

Apr Data

7 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    Undated Type Two Large Cent Planchet 1C AU53 PCGS. 53 HA 207 02/26/2005
    1857 Large Date 1c MS RD 64 Ira & Larry Goldberg 4,000 02/12/2017
    1857 1C Large Date MS64 Red PCGS. 64 HA 4,312 05/03/2009
    1857 Braided Hair Cent. N-4. Rarity-1. Small Date. MS-64 RD (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 4,465 03/31/2016
    1857 1C LG CENT, RD 65 HA 5,290 10/06/2000
    1857 1C Large Date MS64 Red PCGS. 64 HA 6,900 08/03/2008
    1857 1C Large Date, N-1, R.1, MS65 Red PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 24,000 08/16/2018
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 1930
      Coin Date: 1857
      Denomination (Short): 1c
      Denomination (Long): Cent
      Variety: Large Date
      Desg: MS
      Composition: Copper
      Mintage: 333,546
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Braided Hair
      Coinage Years: 1839-1857
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 27.5
      Weight (Grams): 10.89
      Designer: Christian Gobrecht
      Edge: Plain
      Obverse Description: Lady Liberty is portrayed with hair tied in a bun, facing left, in what is referred to as the so-called braided hair style. The word LIBERTY appearing on her headband. 13 stars appear continuously around the periphery with the date at the bottom.
      Reverse Description: The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery surround a wreath framing the words ONE CENT. The wreath is tied by a bow at the bottom.
      General Notes: Large date variety. The last year of issue for the large cent type and a relatively low-mintage date owing to the fact that the U.S. Mint had widely been circulating the new, smaller flying eagle cents. Over 17 million flying eagles were struck in 1857 compared to just 333 thousand large cents.
      PCGS #: 1930
      NGC ID: 226P
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