A Complete Type And Variety Set For 1816 US Coins

did you know that the only coin minted by the united states in the year of 1816 was the cent? that means that if you have an 1816 large cent you have the entire type set for 1816. even more interesting is that there are only 9 Newcomb varieties for 1816. there are two R-4s, with everything else being more common than that. since all of them are relatively common you can pick up copies of every variety for under $50 per coin. a complete set of all die varieties of all coins minted by the united states in 1816 can be compiled for under $500.

here is my complete set of 1816 united states minted coins:

N-1 R-4
Obverse 1 - crumbling at k2
Reverse A - both I's dotted by dentils



N-2 R-1
Obverse 1 - crumbling at k2
Reverse B - recut N in oNe



N-3 R-4
Obverse 1 - crumbling at k2
Reverse C - doubled dentil over the first E



N-4 R-2
Obverse 2 - open mouth
Reverse D - the point of the leaf under the F in oF is to the left



N-5 R-3
Obverse 3 - 13th star points to the knob of the 6
Reverse E - the leaf under the D un uniteD is to the left



N-6 R-2
Obverse 4 - double line over liberty
Reverse F - the leaf under the D un uniteD is centered



N-7 R-3
Obverse 4 - tip of the 1 is at the tip of the bust
Reverse G - leaves under the D in uniteD and second S in stateS are both to the right



N-8 R-3
Obverse 6 - long dentils below the 8
Reverse H - small die chip to the left of the centering dot



N-9 R-3
Obverse 7 - large centering dot near the ear
Reverse C - doubled dentil over the first E
this coin was owned my Mrs Henry Ford



id love to see your 1816 cents if you are interested in sharing!

fun fact about 1816 - it was the first year that you could not fit the entire population of the nations capital into Arrowhead Stadium (where the kc chiefs play football).