1793 Liberty Cap Cent
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Values as of May 2026 — estimates reflect typical grades (G-4 through MS-63). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
Auction Record
$319,000 MS64 05-20-1996 Bowers & Merena
Description
Part of the Liberty Cap Cents 1793-1796 series, the 1793 Liberty Cap Cent is a cent from the Philadelphia Mint. With a mintage of 11,056, this is an extremely rare issue. The obverse features Liberty facing right with a Phrygian cap on a pole behind her head, symbolizing freedom and the reverse displays a wreath enclosing ONE CENT and 1/100 of a dollar. Designed by Joseph Wright, who died of yellow fever that same year. Only about 11,056 struck, making the 1793 Liberty Cap Cent one of the rarest regular-issue U.S. coins. Estimated market value ranges from $15K to $1062K depending on grade and condition. Struck in copper, weighing 13.48 grams, 28.5 mm in diameter, with a lettered: one hundred for a dollar edge. Cataloged as PCGS #1359.
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