Years
Designer
John Reich
Composition
100% copper
Diameter
29 mm
Mass
10.89 g
Thickness
2.1 mm
Edge
Plain
Mints
Philadelphia
Metal
Copper
Design
Fillet-head Liberty left; reverse wreath. The 1814 crosslet 4 vs. plain 4 split the last year.
History
Struck during the War of 1812 from often wretched British-planchet copper — porous, dark, and weakly struck is typical. 1811 is the key. No cents in 1815, the only gap in the large-cent run. High-grade Classic Heads with original surfaces are genuinely rare.
Key dates
1811-P
key
8 issues