1793 Wreath Cent - Lettered Edge
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Values as of May 2026 — estimates reflect typical grades (G-4 through MS-67). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
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$293,750 MS64BN 05-18-2017 Legend Rare Coin Auctions
Description
The 1793 Wreath Cent - Lettered Edge is a cent produced at the Philadelphia Mint as part of the Flowing Hair Wreath Cents 1793 series. The U.S. Mint produced 63,353 examples. The obverse features Liberty facing right with flowing hair, surrounded by stars, while the reverse displays a wreath of laurel and berries enclosing ONE CENT with a trefoil at the top. Designed by Attributed to Henry Voight. Struck in copper, weighing 13.48 grams, 27 mm in diameter, with a lettered: one hundred for a dollar edge. Cataloged as PCGS #1350. The Wreath Cent replaced the controversial Chain Cent in mid-1793, adding a more ornate and less politically charged reverse design. Produced for only part of one year, all Wreath Cents are scarce. Varieties with different edge treatments and the "AMERI." reverse are particularly sought after.
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