1794 Liberty Cap Cent - Head of 1794
Strike Type
Coin Details
Value Estimates
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.
Auction Record
$246,750 MS66+BN 07-26-2018 Legend Rare Coin Auctions
Description
The 1794 Liberty Cap Cent - Head of 1794 is a cent produced at the Philadelphia Mint as part of the Liberty Cap Cents 1793-1796 series. Total mintage reached 918,521. The obverse features Liberty facing right with a Phrygian cap on a pole behind her head, symbolizing freedom, while the reverse displays a wreath enclosing ONE CENT and 1/100 of a dollar. Designed by Attributed to Robert Scot. Struck in copper, weighing 13.48 grams, 28 mm in diameter, with a lettered: one hundred for a dollar edge. Cataloged as PCGS #901374. The Liberty Cap design replaced the Wreath Cent in late 1793, introducing the Phrygian cap — a powerful symbol of liberty drawn from French Revolutionary iconography. The 1793 Liberty Cap Cent is extremely rare. The 1794-1796 versions by Scot are more available but remain highly prized by type collectors.
