The typical value of an 1850 Braided Hair Large Cent is between $17 and $261 depending on condition. View the source link below to view all of the values for each grade of the coin.
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The US Large Cent was first struck in 1793 under the authority of the United States Govenrment. These coins were minted every year from 1793 through 1857 with the exception of 1815 when a copper shortage prevented production. The large size of these cents was a result of laws which required the cent to be twice the weight of a half cent. By 1857 the cost of producing large copper coins had risen. The result was the half cent was discontinued and the Large cent was replaced with the smaller cents that are familiar today.
The first US cent issued by the United States Mint was the Large Cent in 1793.
You don't have a large cent because the last large cent was made in 1857. Any US cent dated 1863 should be an Indian Head cent. What you might have is a privately made token or something of that sort because it is not a US mint product if it is a large cent or not an Indian Head Cent.
The typical value of an 1850 Braided Hair Large Cent is between $17 and $261 depending on condition. View the source link below to view all of the values for each grade of the coin.
Take a good look at the coin again, the US has NEVER made a gold one cent coin of any size or date. It likely has been cleaned & polished giving it a very bright surface. The 1830 US large cent is 100% copper.
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The US Large Cent was first struck in 1793 under the authority of the United States Govenrment. These coins were minted every year from 1793 through 1857 with the exception of 1815 when a copper shortage prevented production. The large size of these cents was a result of laws which required the cent to be twice the weight of a half cent. By 1857 the cost of producing large copper coins had risen. The result was the half cent was discontinued and the Large cent was replaced with the smaller cents that are familiar today.
A two cent US coin is larger in size than a ten cent US coin.
Not directly, but US Large Cents were discontinued in 1857 so the size is important in the sense that a large US cent is over 150 years old and thus is likely to be scarcer than a modern small cent. But as the saying goes, "It's not that simple". Some Large Cents were made in quantity and some small cents were only minted in small numbers, so some small cents (e.g. an 1877 Indian head cent or a 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent) can be worth a lot more than a common-date Large Cent.
The first US cent issued by the United States Mint was the Large Cent in 1793.
You don't have a large cent because the last large cent was made in 1857. Any US cent dated 1863 should be an Indian Head cent. What you might have is a privately made token or something of that sort because it is not a US mint product if it is a large cent or not an Indian Head Cent.
The first US one cent coin was the 1793 Flowing Hair large cent.
Mostly 1850 to 1900
The first US cent was minted in Philadelphia in 1793. At that time cents were large coins about the size of a half-dollar, and they had a picture of Miss Liberty on the front.
Value will depend on which type you have (Large Cent or Flying Eagle Cent) and its condition. 1857 is a rarer date for large cents. It will be about the size of a half dollar. Well-worn it's worth about $30 -- lightly worn about $100 -- uncirculated about $200 If it's a Flying Eagle cent, it will be the same size as today's pennies. Well-worn it's worth about $12 -- lightly worn about $30 -- uncirculated about $200