1846 Braided Hair Coronet Head Cent - Proof Tall Date
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- $13,225
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The 1846 Braided Hair Coronet Head Cent - Proof Tall Date is a proof cent struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Braided Hair Coronet Head Cents 1839-1857 series. The 22 sometimes given for 1846 proof cents covers every date size and is an estimate, as the Mint kept no proof counts before 1858; how many show the Tall Date is not recorded. The obverse features Liberty facing left with braided hair swept up and held by a beaded cord, wearing a headband inscribed LIBERTY and the reverse displays a wreath enclosing ONE CENT. Minted during the age of Jacksonian democracy and the rise of the common man, as new branch mints opened in Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans. As a proof issue, this coin was struck multiple times on specially prepared polished planchets using polished dies, producing mirror-like fields and frosted design elements. Struck in copper, weighing 10.89 grams, 27.5 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #901967.
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