1 Cent "Liberty Head/Braided Hair Cent" , United States
1839-1857
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
Portrait of Liberty facing left, date below, 13 stars surrounding around the rim
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
1855
Engravers:
Christian Gobrecht
Reverse
Description:
Value within wreath
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE CENT
Engravers:
Christian Gobrecht
Specifications
Categories
Issuer Hierarchy
Year1839 ~ 1857
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¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" (Homestead National Monument of America, Nebraska)
Obverse: The portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, is accompanied with the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" and the lettering "LIBERTY" surrounded with the denomination and the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", Reverse: This design represents the three fundamentals of survival common to all homesteaders: food, shelter and water.
