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Flowing Hair Large Cent (1793)
 
| Designer: |
Adam Eckfeldt |
| Mints: |
Philadelphia |
| Weight: |
13.48 grams |
| Composition: |
copper |
| Diameter: |
26-28mm |
| Edge Type: |
Bars and slender vine with leaves |
| Interesting Tidbits: |
Initially there was a law declaring that the cent had to weigh twice as much as a half cent, which is why the cent was so large.
Some edges also had the lettering, ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR followed by either a single or double leaf.
This is the wreath variety. |
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