Small Cent

The Small Cent has been with us since 1856. It succeeded the Large Cent, first introduced in 1793. By the time the Small Cent was introduced, its predecessor was already antiquated.

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Proof Small Cents 1856-1909
Collecting Proof Indian Cents
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If you collect small cents by type please go to our American Classic Coins web page for a selection of nice circulated type coins of this denomination.

The Canadian Small Cent
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small cent: as opposed to the Large Cent, these are the smaller-sized copper One Cent pieces struck from 1856 until today.
small date: the opposite of "large date." Likewise, date size is relative.

small cent
Those cents of reduced size, replacing the large cent in 1857. The 1856 small cents technically are patterns, but have been so widely collected with the regular issues that their acceptance is universal.
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Small cent
Cents of reduced size that replaced the large cent as of 1857.
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The small cent continued unchanged through 1936, those coined during the brief reign of Edward VIII bearing the portrait and titles of his late father. George V's younger son succeeded Edward as George VI, and his portrait by T. H.

The new small cents, known as "white cents" because of their pale color, became even more popular in 1859 when, due to striking problems, ...

Collecting Proof Small Cents
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1858 FLYING EAGLE SMALL CENT
1858 Flying Eagle one cent coin
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The alloy caused these small cents to have a pale copper color. Back then people called these cents "white cents" because of their pale color. A few other countries have used some copper nickel alloys of various percentages in their coin production.

Gold and silver began to be hoarded almost immediately; by early 1862, the only currency in circulation - other than paper - was the copper-nickel small cent. Some merchants resorted to paper scrip, bearer checks, or cardboard tokens.

The reverse of this token has a small central display based on ancient Roman iconography surrounded by three concentric lines of text. The central image shows a crossed canon and a fasces bundle, representing military and governmental power.

It was this need that led Longacre to redesign the small cent for 1859, replacing the flying eagle motif with an Indian head. The original small cent design, however, gave collectors of 19th century U.S.

But in 1857, the new small cents with the flying eagle design hit the streets in droves, and they were a hit with the U.S. public. The new small cents were much handier to use and carry than previous cumbersome large cents.

The mint-new Lincoln cent struck at Denver in 1914 is most desirable to the collector of small cents.

Flying Eagle Cent The small cent, struck in 88% copper and 12% nickel, that replaced the large cent. This featured James LongacreÂ's reduction of the Gobrecht eagle used on the reverse of the silver dollars of 1836-1839.

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Mint began issuing the first of the Small Cents, the Flying Eagle type cent. People became nostlagic for the big old pennies they had always known, and they began pulling them out of circulation.

Half Dimes (1792)(1794-1795)
Flying Eagle Small Cents (1856-1858)
Indian Head Small Cents (1859-1909)
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A design characteristic of all U.S. small cents and nickels, half cents, and large cents minted after 1795, two-cent and three-cent pieces, and the silver 20-cent coin.
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In 1684 and 1685 farthings made of tin with a small central copper plug were produced - they weighed 5.4-6.0 grams and had a diameter of 23-24 millimetres, and had the same inscriptions as the copper farthings.

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The alloy (88% copper, 12% nickel) used for small cents from 1856 until mid-1864.
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Just how much original color still remains on a United States copper coin - specifically, half cents, large cents, small cents and 2-cent coins - plays an important part in a coin's grade and its ultimate value.

US one cent coins minted from 1793-1857, having a diameter about 40% larger than the more familiar small cent.
Legal Tender
Currency issued by a governmental authority and sanctioned as money. Can be coins or paper money.

Among large cents, such rare dates as 1793, and 1799 and 1804 are objects of affection and desire. For the specialist in small cents, the 1856 Flying Eagle, the 1877 Indian, and the 1909-S V.D.B. and 1914-D Lincoln cents are eagerly sought.

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Perhaps they were made by a tool like a forstner bit with a small center spur. This would have been used to smooth the flan surfaces one side at a time.

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