1793 FLOWING HAIR CENT, CHAIN REVERSE
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 36,103
Proofs: 0
Designer: attributed
to Henry Voight
Diameter: ±27 millimeters
Metal content:
Copper - 100%
Weight: ±208
grains
(±13.5 grams)
Edge: Vine and
vertical bars, alternating
Mintmarks: None (all
examples of this type were struck at the Philadelphia Mint)
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Numismatic Auctions
Varieties:
Sheldon 1 - Very Scarce
Sheldon 2 - Very Scarce
Sheldon 3 - Scarce
Sheldon 4 - Very Scarce
Sheldon NC-1 - Extremely Rare
Notes:
The finest "AMERICA" Brown example graded by PCGS is a single MS-67BN.
The finest "AMERICA" Red-Brown example graded by PCGS is a single MS-63RB.
The finest "AMERI." Brown example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65BN.
The finest "Chain Periods" Brown example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65BN.
Significant example:
See individual varieties
Recent appearances:
See individual varieties
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins" by
Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population Report,
October
2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
Relevant collector
organizations:
Early American Coppers Club
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