Years
Designer
Robert Scot / William Kneass
Composition
100% copper
Diameter
28.5 mm
Mass
10.89 g
Thickness
2.2 mm
Edge
Plain
Mints
Philadelphia
Metal
Copper
Design
Matron Head Liberty in a coronet; later years (1835–39) a younger head. Reverse wreath around ONE CENT. Newcomb varieties are the language of the series.
History
The cent of canals, Andrew Jackson, and the Panic of 1837. 1821 and 1823 are the tougher dates; 1839 Silly Head / Booby Head / Petite Head transitional portraits bleed into the Braided Hair type. Original mint red is almost unknown before the mid-1830s.
Key dates
42 issues