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Flowing Hair Large Cents (1793)
The 1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent holds a significant place in American numismatic history as the first one-cent coin produced for circulation by the United States Mint. Struck in copper at the Philadelphia Mint, these early coins feature Liberty with flowing hair and two distinctive reverse designs: the Chain Cent and Wreath Cent.
Produced during the Mint's first year of circulating coinage, Flowing Hair Large Cents are prized for their historical importance, early American craftsmanship, and surviving die varieties.
History of the 1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent
Henry Voigt, the first Chief Coiner of the United States Mint, was responsible for the dies used to produce the original 1793 Chain Cent. The obverse depicts Liberty facing right, with her hair flowing behind her, the inscription LIBERTY above, and the date 1793 below.
The original reverse features fifteen interlocking chain links surrounding the denomination ONE CENT and the fraction 1/100. The chain was intended to symbolize the unity of the fifteen states, but contemporary critics interpreted the design negatively, with some associating the chains with slavery.
The earliest Chain Cents also featured the abbreviated inscription AMERI. rather than AMERICA, a distinctive variety attributed to limited space in the hand-engraved reverse die.
1793 Chain Cent
The Chain Cent was the first design issued in the Flowing Hair Large Cent series, with a reported mintage of just 36,103 coins.
Its reverse displays a circular chain surrounding the denomination, while the edge features an ornamental Vine and Bars design.
Contemporary criticism of the chain imagery contributed to a redesign within months of the coin's introduction. Today, Chain Cents are recognized as important survivors from the earliest period of United States copper coinage.
1793 Wreath Cent
Later in 1793, the Chain Cent was replaced by the Flowing Hair Wreath Cent, which retained Liberty's flowing-hair portrait but introduced a redesigned reverse.
The new reverse features a wreath surrounding ONE CENT, with the fraction 1/100 beneath. The design also incorporates a beaded border and a small leafy sprig beneath Liberty's portrait.
The Wreath Cent had a reported mintage of 63,353 coins and was produced with different edge treatments, including Vine and Bars and the lettered inscription ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR.
One of the most famous varieties is the 1793 Strawberry Leaf Wreath Cent, distinguished by its unusual leaf arrangement beneath Liberty's portrait. Only a handful of examples are known, making it one of the great rarities of early American copper coinage.
The Transition to the Liberty Cap Cent
The Flowing Hair design was replaced later in 1793 by the Liberty Cap Large Cent, a new design associated with engraver Joseph Wright.
The Liberty Cap series continued through 1796, while the original Flowing Hair Chain and Wreath designs remained exclusive to 1793.
Collecting Certified Flowing Hair Large Cents
Collectors of Flowing Hair Large Cents often focus on the Chain and Wreath reverse designs, individual die varieties, edge treatments, and surviving examples with desirable original surfaces.
Because these coins were produced more than two centuries ago, preservation, corrosion, wear, and strike characteristics can significantly influence their condition and collectible appeal.
Examples authenticated and graded by PCGS, NGC, and CACG, along with CAC-approved coins, offer collectors professionally evaluated examples of America's earliest circulating one-cent coinage.
