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| #[877363] COIN, UNITED STATES, BRAIDED HAIR CENT, CENT, 1849, U.S. MINT, PHILADELPHIA |
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| Braided Hair Cent |
| Head left, braided hair, within circle of stars, date below |
| Value within wreath |
| 1840 and 1842 strikes are known with both small and large dates, with little difference in value. A slightly larger Liberty head and larger reverse lettering were used beginning in 1843. |
| CHARACTERISTICS |
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| CATALOG INITIALS | KM |
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| DENOMINATION | Cent |
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| COMPOSITION | Copper |
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| COUNTRY | United States |
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| COINAGE TYPE | Circulation Coinage |
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| MINT NAME | U.S. Mint |
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| MINT LOCATION | Philadelphia |
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| DIAMETER | 27.5 |
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| YEAR | 1849 |
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| FIRST ISSUE DATE | 1849 |
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| PERIOD | 1849 |
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| KM | 67 |
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| THEORETICAL COIN WEIGHT ENTIRE (GR) | 10.890000000000001 |
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| COIN NAME | Braided Hair Cent |
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| MINTAGE | 4178500 |
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| PRODUCT TYPE | Coin |
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