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Flowing Hair, Chain Type (1793)
 
The Flowing Hair Chair Type Large Cent features Miss Liberty on the front of the coin, with Liberty written above her head and the date of 1793 below her. This was the only design of this coin,
designed by Henry Voigt, was short lived due to the fact that a lot of criticism from the locals about the design. On the obverse side
o the large cent is written United States of America along the outer rim of the coin, with One Cent written on the center
surrounded by linked chain. There was no mint mark on these coins because they were only minted in Philadelphia.
The coins were made with copper and weighed 13.4 grams, and had
a diameter of 26 - 27 millimeters. The edge of the coin
has bars and slender vines and leaves.
Flowing Hair, Wreath Type (1793)
The Flowing Hair
Wreath Type features
Miss Liberty on the front of the coin, with Liberty written
above her head and the date of 1793 below her. Designed by
Adam Eckfeldt, this was an upgrade from its previous version of
the Chain Type. On the obverse side of the large cent is written United
States of America around the outer border of the coin, with One
Cent written within the center of the wreath.. The coins were
made with copper and weighed 13.4 grams, with a diameter of 26 -
28 millimeters. The edge of the coin is lettered One
Hundred for a Dollar.
Liberty Cap Type (1793 - 1796)
 
Joseph Wright designed Miss Liberty with her head facing right
with a Phrygian cap. The reverse had a laurel wreath, bearing
single berries on individual stems, and One Cent written within
the center. United States of America was around the border of
the coin and the fraction 1/100 was beneath the wreath. The
large cent
was made of copper, weighed 13.4 grams, and had a diameter of 29
millimeters. The edges bore the inscription ONE HUNDRED FOR A
DOLLAR followed by a single leaf.
Draped Bust Type (1796 - 1807)
 
Robert Scot's
new Draped Bust Type design has Miss Liberty with flowing hair, a
ribbon behind her head and drapery at her neckline.
LIBERTY is written above the bust and the date below. The
reverse features the ONE CENT, encircled by an open wreath
of two olive branches tied with a bow. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
surrounds the wreath, and the fraction 1/100 is between the ends
of the bow. The large cent were made of copper, weighed 10.89
grams, and had a diameter 29 millimeters. They had a plain
edge.
Classic Head Type (1808 - 1814)
The new design of the Large Cent, designed by John Reich, bears
a new design of Miss Liberty facing the left and wearing a tiara
with the inscription Liberty. The date is under her bust
and 13 stars surround her signifying the thirteen colonies.
On the reverse of the coin features ONE CENT, encircled by a
open wreath of two olive branches tied with a bow. United
States of America surrounds the wreath. The coin were
made of copper, weighed 10.89 grams, and had a diameter of 29
millimeters. The coins had a plain edge.
Coronet Type (1816 - 1857)
The new design of the Large Cent featured an enlarged head of
Liberty. The tiara holding the hair on the previous series was
replaced by a coronet. The reverse was essentially unchanged and
retained the Reich's wreath design. While generally referred to
as the "Coronet" type, the more accepted name is Matron Head.
The coin is made of copper, weighs 10.8 grams, and has a
diameter of 28 - 29 millimeters. The coin also has a plain
edge.
Young Head (1835 - 1857)
 
The Young Head Type shows Liberty leaning forward and featured a
younger-looking Christian Gobrecht later version, the head is upright
and poised more gracefully in the field. Liberty is surrounded
by the thirteen stars, with the date below. The reverse
continued to use the closed-circle laurel wreath with large
round berries. The wreath encircled ONE CENT, and was surrounded
by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The coin was made of copper,
weighs10.8 grams, and had a diameter of 27.5 millimeters.
The edge was plain.
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