1793 to 1857 Large Cent

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Large Cents Just Listed 1850 VF+ BRAIDED HAIR LARGE CENT ID#H192 US $35.00 End Date: Sunday Oct-03-2010 15:50:15 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $35.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list 1847 AU BRAIDED HAIR LARGE CENT ID#K345 US $115.00 End Date: Sunday Oct-03-2010 15:47:23 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $115.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list 1847 FINE BRAIDED HAIR LARGE CENT ID#K343 US $30.00 End Date: Sunday Oct-03-2010 15:43:14 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $30.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list 1854 LG CENT/****CIRC****/CLOSE-OUT/NR/Z5627 US $21.95 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 15:36:09 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list 1852 LG CENT/****XF45****/CLOSE-OUT/NR/Z5626 US $49.95 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 15:33:07 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list 1839 FINE LARGE CENT CORONET CENT LOOKS GREAT US $39.95 End Date: Sunday Oct-03-2010 15:35:30 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $39.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list 1847 LG CENT/****CIRC****/CLOSE-OUT/NR/Z5625 US $21.95 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 15:30:05 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list 1849/1851 LG CENT/****CIRC****/CLOSE-OUT/NR/Z5624 US $33.95 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 15:27:05 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list 1810 LG CENT/****CIRC****/CLOSE-OUT/NR/Z5623 US $26.95 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 15:24:07 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list 1817 CORONET HEAD LARGE CENT US $9.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 14:51:29 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list RSS integration by RSSinclude

In 1796, the Draped Bust design appeared and was minted until 1807. The Classic Head large cent ran from 1808 to 1814. The Matron Head design appeared in 1816 and lasted until 1839. The final design type is the Braided Hair type of 1840 to 1857. In 1857, the Large Cent was replaced by the new Small Cent that we know today.

The best place to purchase large cent coins is at eBay. Most of these coins are very expensive in the better grades and rare years. However, if you just want one or two for your collection look for large cents dated from about 1800 to 1857 in the lower grades of about good, good or very good. You should be able to find a specimen for your collection in the $10.00 to $25.00 range.