1794 Liberty Cap Cent - Head of 1794 - CU-1C-1794-02 Cud

Description

This Liberty Cap Cent cud dates from 1794, only the second year of regular United States Mint production. The Philadelphia Mint, then the nation's sole coining facility, was still developing its manufacturing processes when this obverse die fractured at the rim, allowing a piece to break away and leave a raised featureless area on struck cents. Cuds on Coins does not say which 1794 head style this coin has; the Head of 1793, Head of 1794 and Head of 1795 differ in the style of Liberty's portrait. The copper planchets used for early large cents were often imperfectly prepared, and striking irregularities added stress to dies that were already working under primitive conditions by later standards. CU-1C-1794-02 records a die failure from the second year of the Mint's cent coinage. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins for the Liberty Cap Cents 1793-1796 series.

Cross References

• CU-1C-1794-02; none

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