Liberty Cap Cent (1793 - 1796)

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Liberty Cap Large Cent Specifications

Content: 100% copper

Designer 1793: Robert Scot Designer 1794: Joseph Wright / Robert Scot Designer 1795-1796: Robert Scot

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes	Diameter	Weight	Edge
1793	11,056	0	28.5 millimeters	13.5 grams	*
1794	918,521	0	28 millimeters	13.5 grams	*
1795	538,500	0	28 millimeters	13.5 grams, reduced to 10.9 grams at the end of the year	**
1796	109,285	0	28 millimeters	10.9 grams	Plain

* There are 2 different possible edges:

Lettered: ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR with one leaf after DOLLAR, leaf points down
Lettered: ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR with one leaf after DOLLAR, leaf points up

** There are 3 different possible edges:

Lettered: ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR
Plain
Experimental vertical reeding

Mint Mark Legend

There are no mintmarks on these coins, all coins were minted in Philadelphia.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present

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