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Greysheet & CPG® PRICE GUIDE

About This Series

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Draped Bust Large Cents (1796-1807) series of Large Cents in the U.S. Coins contains 267 distinct entries with CPG® values between $38.00 and $1,320,000.00.
The very first federal coin ever struck by the United States Mint for mass circulation was the 1793 AMERI Chain large cent. While most estimates suggest there are fewer than 200 surviving examples of the nation's first large cent, many issues of the heftier predecessor to today's small-size one-cent coin are much more common. The large cent, measuring between 27 and 29 millimeters in diameter (depending on the type), are roughly the size of a modern half dollar. The entire mintage of large cents originated from the Philadelphia Mint, and thus no large cent carries a mintmark.

There are several types of large cents, including:

  • Flowing Hair with Chain reverse (1793)
  • Flowing Hair with Wreath reverse (1793)
  • Liberty Cap (1793)
  • Liberty Cap (1794-1796)
  • Draped Bust (1796-1807)
  • Classic Head (1808-1814)
  • Coronet Head (1816-1839)
  • Braided Hair (1839-1857)

Furthermore, early American copper specialists catalog several subtypes within each of the major types listed above, and recognize dozens of varieties among many of those types. United States large cents collectively represent one of the most complex areas of American numismatics, spawning what became one of the most iconic coin books of all time: Penny Whimsy, a book by Dr. William Herbert Sheldon that was originally published in 1938 under the title A Revision of Early American Cents, 1793-1814: An Exercise in Descriptive Classification with Tables of Rarity and Value. Sheldon's book spawned the numerical coin grading system utilized by virtually all dealers and collectors in the United States since the mid-20th century.

Important Note Regarding Early Copper Pricing: Early American copper issues (colonials, half cents and large cents) are an especially challenging area to determine and fix accurate market values. The issues listed in CDN publications represent the wholesale prices of coins that are problem free and strictly graded, especially as they compare to other examples of the same issue. Any number of factors can influence (decrease or increase) the value of early large cents, including mint-made problems (planchet flaws, poor strikes, etc.) and post-mint problems (corrosion, improper cleaning, environmental damage, and more). The prices listed here are intended to serve as a guideline and starting point for discussion and negotiations of valuation, but the CDN editors strongly encourage buyers to seek expert advice in this field before purchasing coins of high value.

Catalog Detail

  Draped Bust Large Cents (1796-1807) Value Range Favorite
Draped Bust Large Cents (1796-1807) Value Range  
Draped Bust Cent 1c 1796-1807 MS BN Type Coin
$38.00
-
$43,000
$38.00 - $43,000
Draped Bust Cent 1c 1796-1807 MS RB Type Coin
$9,500
-
$150,000
$9,500 - $150,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794 MS BN
$155.00
-
$57,500
$155.00 - $57,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794, S-101 MS BN
$170.00
-
$52,000
$170.00 - $52,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794, S-102 MS BN
$155.00
-
$29,000
$155.00 - $29,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794, S-106 MS BN
$170.00
-
$72,000
$170.00 - $72,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794, S-107 MS BN
$525
-
$17,500
$525 - $17,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794, S-108 MS BN
$170.00
-
$57,500
$170.00 - $57,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794, S-109 MS BN
$155.00
-
$43,000
$155.00 - $43,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794, S-110 MS BN
$155.00
-
$252,500
$155.00 - $252,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794, S-111 MS BN
$170.00
-
$57,500
$170.00 - $57,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794, S-112 MS BN
$155.00
-
$57,500
$155.00 - $57,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794 MS RB
-
 
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795 MS BN
$100.00
-
$115,000
$100.00 - $115,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795, S-92 MS BN
$100.00
-
$115,000
$100.00 - $115,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795, S-93 MS BN
$100.00
-
$115,000
$100.00 - $115,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795, S-95 MS BN
$525
-
$39,000
$525 - $39,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795, S-96 MS BN
$1,250
-
$129,500
$1,250 - $129,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795, S-97 MS BN
$230.00
-
$21,500
$230.00 - $21,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795, S-98 MS BN
$230.00
-
$58,500
$230.00 - $58,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795, S-99 MS BN
$525
-
$33,000
$525 - $33,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795, S-116 MS BN
$295
-
$36,000
$295 - $36,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795, NC2 MS BN
-
 
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795, NC4 MS BN
-
 
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795 MS RB
$90,000
-
$317,000
$90,000 - $317,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795, S-93 MS RB
$90,000
-
$317,000
$90,000 - $317,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797 MS BN
$120.00
-
$57,500
$120.00 - $57,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797, S-94 MS BN
$390
-
$43,000
$390 - $43,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797, S-100 MS BN
$525
-
$39,000
$525 - $39,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797, S-105 MS BN
$260
-
$50,500
$260 - $50,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797, S-113 MS BN
$525
-
$26,000
$525 - $26,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797, S-114 MS BN
$295
-
$36,000
$295 - $36,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797, S-115 MS BN
$235.00
-
$20,000
$235.00 - $20,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797, S-117 MS BN
$650
-
$43,000
$650 - $43,000
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797, S-118 MS BN
$650
-
$31,500
$650 - $31,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797, S-119 MS BN
$120.00
-
$57,500
$120.00 - $57,500
1796 1c Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797 MS RB
-
 

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1796 1c Draped Bust, LIHERTY MS BN
$650
-
$69,000
$650 - $69,000
1796 1c LIHERTY, Rev of 1794, S-103 MS BN
$650
-
$209,000
$650 - $209,000
1796 1c LIHERTY, Rev of 1797, S-104 MS BN
$650
-
$69,000
$650 - $69,000
1796 1c LIHERTY MS RB
-
 
1797 1c Reverse of 1795, Plain Edge MS BN
$170.00
-
$122,500
$170.00 - $122,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1795, Plain Edge, S-120a MS BN
$170.00
-
$122,500
$170.00 - $122,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1795, Plain Edge, S-121a MS BN
$2,150
-
$12,000
$2,150 - $12,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1795, Plain Edge MS RB
-
 
1797 1c Reverse of 1795, Gripped Edge MS BN
$120.00
-
$79,000
$120.00 - $79,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1795, Gripped Edge, S-120b MS BN
$120.00
-
$79,000
$120.00 - $79,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1795, Gripped Edge, S-121b MS BN
$120.00
-
$108,000
$120.00 - $108,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems MS BN
$75.00
-
$79,000
$75.00 - $79,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-122 MS BN
$390
-
$21,500
$390 - $21,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-123 MS BN
$110.00
-
$36,500
$110.00 - $36,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-124 MS BN
$390
-
$17,500
$390 - $17,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-125 MS BN
$295
-
$17,500
$295 - $17,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-126 MS BN
$105.00
-
$29,000
$105.00 - $29,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-127 MS BN
$110.00
-
$17,500
$110.00 - $17,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-128 MS BN
$105.00
-
$29,000
$105.00 - $29,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-129 MS BN
$215.00
-
$21,500
$215.00 - $21,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-130 MS BN
$100.00
-
$29,000
$100.00 - $29,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-134 MS BN
$110.00
-
$18,000
$110.00 - $18,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-135 MS BN
$100.00
-
$79,000
$100.00 - $79,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-136 MS BN
$105.00
-
$43,000
$105.00 - $43,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-137 MS BN
$100.00
-
$18,500
$100.00 - $18,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-138 MS BN
$100.00
-
$79,000
$100.00 - $79,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-139 MS BN
$100.00
-
$79,000
$100.00 - $79,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-140 MS BN
$100.00
-
$21,500
$100.00 - $21,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-141 MS BN
$110.00
-
$29,000
$110.00 - $29,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-142 MS BN
$775
-
$17,500
$775 - $17,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems MS RB
$10,000
-
$90,000
$10,000 - $90,000
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-123 MS RB
-
 
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-135 MS RB
-
 
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-138 MS RB
-
 
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, Stems, S-140 MS RB
-
 
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, No Stems MS BN
$130.00
-
$50,500
$130.00 - $50,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, No Stems, S-131 MS BN
$130.00
-
$50,500
$130.00 - $50,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, No Stems, S-132 MS BN
$155.00
-
$50,500
$155.00 - $50,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, No Stems, S-133 MS BN
$155.00
-
$18,500
$155.00 - $18,500
1797 1c Reverse of 1797, No Stems, S-143 MS BN
$155.00
-
$50,500
$155.00 - $50,500
1798/7 1c MS BN
$165.00
-
$66,000
$165.00 - $66,000
1798/7 1c S-150 MS BN
$180.00
-
$36,000
$180.00 - $36,000
1798/7 1c S-151 MS BN
$180.00
-
$66,000
$180.00 - $66,000
1798/7 1c S-152 MS BN
$165.00
-
$66,000
$165.00 - $66,000
1798/7 1c MS RB
-
 
1798 1c Reverse of 1795 MS BN
$180.00
-
$144,000
$180.00 - $144,000
1798 1c Reverse of 1795, S-155 MS BN
$180.00
-
$144,000
$180.00 - $144,000
1798 1c Reverse of 1795, S-156 MS BN
$200.00
-
$31,500
$200.00 - $31,500
1798 1c Reverse of 1795, S-178 MS BN
$950
-
$33,000
$950 - $33,000
1798 1c Reverse of 1795 MS RB
-
 
1798 1c 1st Hair Style MS BN
$70.00
-
$72,000
$70.00 - $72,000
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-144 MS BN
$1,250
-
$65,000
$1,250 - $65,000
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-145 MS BN
$80.00
-
$20,000
$80.00 - $20,000
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-146 MS BN
$230.00
-
$37,500
$230.00 - $37,500
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-147 MS BN
$230.00
-
$21,500
$230.00 - $21,500
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-148 MS BN
$75.00
-
$72,000
$75.00 - $72,000
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-149 MS BN
$360
-
$7,500
$360 - $7,500
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-153 MS BN
$80.00
-
$43,000
$80.00 - $43,000
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-154 MS BN
$75.00
-
$57,500
$75.00 - $57,500
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-157 MS BN
$70.00
-
$72,000
$70.00 - $72,000
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-158 MS BN
$80.00
-
$34,500
$80.00 - $34,500
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-159 MS BN
$80.00
-
$15,000
$80.00 - $15,000
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-160 MS BN
$80.00
-
$34,500
$80.00 - $34,500
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-161 MS BN
$70.00
-
$34,500
$70.00 - $34,500
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-162 MS BN
$80.00
-
$72,000
$80.00 - $72,000
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-163 MS BN
$80.00
-
$26,000
$80.00 - $26,000
1798 1c 1st Hair Style, S-164 MS BN
$80.00
-
$36,000
$80.00 - $36,000
1798 1c 1st Hair Style MS RB
-
 
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style MS BN
$75.00
-
$46,000
$75.00 - $46,000
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-165 MS BN
$90.00
-
$18,500
$90.00 - $18,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-166 MS BN
$75.00
-
$46,000
$75.00 - $46,000
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-167 MS BN
$75.00
-
$46,000
$75.00 - $46,000
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-168 MS BN
$90.00
-
$23,000
$90.00 - $23,000
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-169 MS BN
$90.00
-
$23,000
$90.00 - $23,000
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-170 MS BN
$90.00
-
$34,500
$90.00 - $34,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-171 MS BN
$90.00
-
$21,500
$90.00 - $21,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-172 MS BN
$75.00
-
$36,000
$75.00 - $36,000
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-173 MS BN
$90.00
-
$50,500
$90.00 - $50,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-174 MS BN
$80.00
-
$50,500
$80.00 - $50,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-175 MS BN
$90.00
-
$29,000
$90.00 - $29,000
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-176 MS BN
$90.00
-
$24,500
$90.00 - $24,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-177 MS BN
$195.00
-
$18,500
$195.00 - $18,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-179 MS BN
$80.00
-
$52,000
$80.00 - $52,000
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-180 MS BN
$260
-
$24,500
$260 - $24,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-181 MS BN
$90.00
-
$57,500
$90.00 - $57,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-182 MS BN
$90.00
-
$31,500
$90.00 - $31,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-183 MS BN
$165.00
-
$27,500
$165.00 - $27,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-184 MS BN
$75.00
-
$46,000
$75.00 - $46,000
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-185 MS BN
$80.00
-
$17,500
$80.00 - $17,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-186 MS BN
$80.00
-
$50,500
$80.00 - $50,500
1798 1c 2nd Hair Style, S-187 MS BN
$75.00
-
$46,000
$75.00 - $46,000

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1798 1c 2nd Hair Style MS RB
$60,000
-
$72,000
$60,000 - $72,000
1799 1c MS BN
$2,050
-
$1,320,000
$2,050 - $1,320,000
1799 1c S-189 MS BN
$2,050
-
$1,320,000
$2,050 - $1,320,000
1799/8 1c MS BN
$1,900
-
$302,500
$1,900 - $302,500
1799/8 1c S-188 MS BN
$1,900
-
$302,500
$1,900 - $302,500
1800/1798 1c Head of 1797 MS BN
$38.00
-
$101,000
$38.00 - $101,000
1800/1798 1c Head of 1797, S-190 MS BN
$55.00
-
$101,000
$55.00 - $101,000
1800/1798 1c Head of 1797, S-191 MS BN
$55.00
-
$101,000
$55.00 - $101,000
1800/1798 1c MS RB
-
 
1800/79 1c Head of 1799 MS BN
$38.00
-
$57,500
$38.00 - $57,500
1800/79 1c Head of 1799, S-192 MS BN
$55.00
-
$57,500
$55.00 - $57,500
1800/79 1c Head of 1799, S-193 MS BN
$100.00
-
$50,500
$100.00 - $50,500
1800/79 1c Head of 1799, S-194 MS BN
$55.00
-
$40,500
$55.00 - $40,500
1800/79 1c Head of 1799, S-195 MS BN
$275
-
$29,000
$275 - $29,000
1800/79 1c Head of 1799, S-196 MS BN
$55.00
-
$57,500
$55.00 - $57,500
1800 1c Normal Date MS BN
$38.00
-
$43,000
$38.00 - $43,000
1800 1c Normal Date, S-197 MS BN
$55.00
-
$43,000
$55.00 - $43,000
1800 1c Normal Date, S-198 MS BN
$325
-
$18,500
$325 - $18,500
1800 1c Normal Date, S-199 MS BN
$55.00
-
$17,500
$55.00 - $17,500
1800 1c Normal Date, S-200 MS BN
$75.00
-
$11,500
$75.00 - $11,500
1800 1c Normal Date, S-201 MS BN
$130.00
-
$18,500
$130.00 - $18,500
1800 1c Normal Date, S-202 MS BN
$165.00
-
$65,000
$165.00 - $65,000
1800 1c Normal Date, S-203 MS BN
$55.00
-
$36,000
$55.00 - $36,000
1800 1c Normal Date, S-204 MS BN
$55.00
-
$29,000
$55.00 - $29,000
1800 1c Normal Date, S-205 MS BN
$55.00
-
$23,000
$55.00 - $23,000
1800 1c Normal Date, S-206 MS BN
$55.00
-
$9,750
$55.00 - $9,750
1800 1c Normal Date, S-207 MS BN
$55.00
-
$24,500
$55.00 - $24,500
1800 1c Normal Date, S-208 MS BN
$55.00
-
$24,500
$55.00 - $24,500
1800 1c Normal Date, S-209 MS BN
$55.00
-
$115,000
$55.00 - $115,000
1800 1c Normal Date, S-210 MS BN
$260
-
$31,500
$260 - $31,500
1800 1c Normal Date, S-211 MS BN
$55.00
-
$36,000
$55.00 - $36,000
1800 1c Normal Date, S-212 MS BN
$55.00
-
$29,000
$55.00 - $29,000
1800 1c Normal Date MS RB
$19,000
-
$120,000
$19,000 - $120,000
1801 1c Normal Reverse MS BN
$38.00
-
$36,000
$38.00 - $36,000
1801 1c Normal Reverse, S-213 MS BN
$60.00
-
$48,000
$60.00 - $48,000
1801 1c Normal Reverse, S-214 MS BN
$60.00
-
$43,000
$60.00 - $43,000
1801 1c Normal Reverse, S-215 MS BN
$115.00
-
$115,000
$115.00 - $115,000
1801 1c Normal Reverse, S-216 MS BN
$55.00
-
$36,000
$55.00 - $36,000
1801 1c Normal Reverse, S-217 MS BN
$5,000
-
$115,000
$5,000 - $115,000
1801 1c Normal Reverse, S-222 MS BN
$60.00
-
$43,000
$60.00 - $43,000
1801 1c Normal Reverse, S-224 MS BN
$55.00
-
$32,500
$55.00 - $32,500
1801 1c Normal Reverse MS RB
-
 
1801 1c Normal Reverse MS RD
-
 
1801 1c 3 Errors MS BN
$100.00
-
$180,000
$100.00 - $180,000
1801 1c 3 Errors, S-218 MS BN
$2,150
-
$21,500
$2,150 - $21,500
1801 1c 3 Errors, S-219 MS BN
$100.00
-
$180,000
$100.00 - $180,000
1801 1c 1/000 MS BN
$70.00
-
$72,000
$70.00 - $72,000
1801 1c 1/000, S-220 MS BN
$70.00
-
$72,000
$70.00 - $72,000
1801 1c 1/000, S-223 MS BN
$70.00
-
$72,000
$70.00 - $72,000
1801 1c 100/000 MS BN
$70.00
-
$122,500
$70.00 - $122,500
1801 1c 100/000, S-221 MS BN
$70.00
-
$122,500
$70.00 - $122,500
1801 1c 100/000 MS RB
$78,000
-
$158,500
$78,000 - $158,500

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1802 1c Normal Reverse MS BN
$55.00
-
$34,500
$55.00 - $34,500
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-225 MS BN
$55.00
-
$34,500
$55.00 - $34,500
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-226 MS BN
$55.00
-
$23,000
$55.00 - $23,000
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-227 MS BN
$60.00
-
$39,000
$60.00 - $39,000
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-229 MS BN
$60.00
-
$29,000
$60.00 - $29,000
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-230 MS BN
$55.00
-
$29,000
$55.00 - $29,000
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-232 MS BN
$55.00
-
$23,000
$55.00 - $23,000
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-233 MS BN
$60.00
-
$29,000
$60.00 - $29,000
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-234 MS BN
$60.00
-
$43,000
$60.00 - $43,000
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-235 MS BN
$60.00
-
$43,000
$60.00 - $43,000
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-236 MS BN
$60.00
-
$33,000
$60.00 - $33,000
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-237 MS BN
$55.00
-
$34,500
$55.00 - $34,500
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-238 MS BN
$65.00
-
$21,500
$65.00 - $21,500
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-239 MS BN
$60.00
-
$26,000
$60.00 - $26,000
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-240 MS BN
$65.00
-
$14,500
$65.00 - $14,500
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-242 MS BN
$60.00
-
$42,000
$60.00 - $42,000
1802 1c Normal Reverse MS RB
-
 
1802 1c Normal Reverse, S-234 MS RB
-
 
1802 1c 1/000 MS BN
$45.00
-
$72,000
$45.00 - $72,000
1802 1c 1/000, S-228 MS BN
$60.00
-
$72,000
$60.00 - $72,000
1802 1c 1/000 MS RB
-
 
1802 1c No Stems MS BN
$65.00
-
$43,000
$65.00 - $43,000
1802 1c No Stems, S-231 MS BN
$65.00
-
$72,000
$65.00 - $72,000
1802 1c No Stems, S-241 MS BN
$65.00
-
$43,000
$65.00 - $43,000
1802 1c No Stems MS RB
-
 
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction MS BN
$38.00
-
$36,000
$38.00 - $36,000
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-244 MS BN
$65.00
-
$33,000
$65.00 - $33,000
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-245 MS BN
$55.00
-
$36,000
$55.00 - $36,000
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-246 MS BN
$60.00
-
$21,500
$60.00 - $21,500
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-247 MS BN
$60.00
-
$24,500
$60.00 - $24,500
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-248 MS BN
$80.00
-
$25,000
$80.00 - $25,000
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-250 MS BN
$55.00
-
$39,000
$55.00 - $39,000
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-251 MS BN
$55.00
-
$36,000
$55.00 - $36,000
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-252 MS BN
$55.00
-
$39,500
$55.00 - $39,500
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-253 MS BN
$55.00
-
$39,500
$55.00 - $39,500
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-254 MS BN
$55.00
-
$36,000
$55.00 - $36,000
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-255 MS BN
$55.00
-
$36,000
$55.00 - $36,000
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-256 MS BN
$55.00
-
$21,500
$55.00 - $21,500
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-262 MS BN
$60.00
-
$14,500
$60.00 - $14,500
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction, S-263 MS BN
$60.00
-
$29,000
$60.00 - $29,000
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction MS RB
-
 
1803 1c Small Date, Small Fraction MS RD
-
 
1803 1c Small Date, Large Fraction MS BN
$38.00
-
$46,000
$38.00 - $46,000
1803 1c Small Date, Large Fraction, S-257 MS BN
$55.00
-
$31,500
$55.00 - $31,500
1803 1c Small Date, Large Fraction, S-258 MS BN
$55.00
-
$31,500
$55.00 - $31,500
1803 1c Small Date, Large Fraction, S-259 MS BN
$110.00
-
$40,500
$110.00 - $40,500
1803 1c Small Date, Large Fraction, S-260 MS BN
$55.00
-
$31,500
$55.00 - $31,500
1803 1c Small Date, Large Fraction, S-261 MS BN
$55.00
-
$17,500
$55.00 - $17,500
1803 1c Small Date, Large Fraction MS RB
$9,500
-
$90,000
$9,500 - $90,000
1803 1c Large Date, Small Fraction MS BN
$1,250
-
$165,500
$1,250 - $165,500
1803 1c Large Date, Small Fraction, S-264 MS BN
$1,250
-
$165,500
$1,250 - $165,500
1803 1c Large Date, Large Fraction MS BN
$80.00
-
$72,000
$80.00 - $72,000
1803 1c Large Date, Large Fraction, S-265 MS BN
$80.00
-
$72,000
$80.00 - $72,000
1803 1c 100/000 MS BN
$80.00
-
$86,500
$80.00 - $86,500
1803 1c 100/000, S-249 MS BN
$80.00
-
$86,500
$80.00 - $86,500
1803 1c No Stems MS BN
$45.00
-
$43,000
$45.00 - $43,000
1803 1c No Stems, S-243 MS BN
$60.00
-
$43,000
$60.00 - $43,000

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1803 1c No Stems MS RB
-
 
1804 1c MS BN
$950
-
$648,000
$950 - $648,000
1804 1c S-266 MS BN
$950
-
$648,000
$950 - $648,000
1804 1c Restrike of 1860 MS BN
$1,000
-
$2,650
$1,000 - $2,650
1804 1c Restrike of 1860 MS RB
-
 
1804 1c Restrike of 1860 MS RD
-
 
1805 1c MS BN
$38.00
-
$43,000
$38.00 - $43,000
1805 1c S-267 MS BN
$55.00
-
$43,000
$55.00 - $43,000
1805 1c S-268 MS BN
$65.00
-
$23,000
$65.00 - $23,000
1805 1c S-269 MS BN
$55.00
-
$43,000
$55.00 - $43,000
1805 1c MS RB
$12,000
-
$13,500
$12,000 - $13,500
1806 1c MS BN
$38.00
-
$57,500
$38.00 - $57,500
1806 1c S-270 MS BN
$55.00
-
$57,500
$55.00 - $57,500
1806 1c MS RB
-
 
1807 1c Large Fraction MS BN
$38.00
-
$46,000
$38.00 - $46,000
1807 1c Large Fraction, S-275 MS BN
$55.00
-
$21,500
$55.00 - $21,500
1807 1c Large Fraction, S-276 MS BN
$55.00
-
$46,000
$55.00 - $46,000
1807 1c Large Fraction MS RB
-
 
1807 1c Comet MS BN
$120.00
-
$57,500
$120.00 - $57,500
1807 1c Comet, S-271 MS BN
$120.00
-
$57,500
$120.00 - $57,500
1807 1c Comet MS RB
$66,000
-
$78,000
$66,000 - $78,000
1807 1c Small Fraction MS BN
$50.00
-
$72,000
$50.00 - $72,000
1807 1c Small Fraction, S-274 MS BN
$70.00
-
$72,000
$70.00 - $72,000
1807/6 1c Small 7 MS BN
$2,250
-
$180,000
$2,250 - $180,000
1807/6 1c Small 7, S-272 MS BN
$2,250
-
$180,000
$2,250 - $180,000
1807/6 1c Large 7 MS BN
$70.00
-
$50,500
$70.00 - $50,500
1807/6 1c Large 7, S-273 MS BN
$70.00
-
$50,500
$70.00 - $50,500
1807/6 1c Large 7 MS RB
$33,000
-
$39,500
$33,000 - $39,500
1807/6 1c Large 7, S-273 MS RB
$33,000
-
$39,500
$33,000 - $39,500

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1807/6 1c Large 7 MS RD
$540,000
-
$540,000
$540,000 - $540,000
       

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Draped Bust Large Cents (1796-1807) series of Large Cents in the U.S. Coins contains 267 distinct entries with CPG® values between $38.00 and $1,320,000.00.
The very first federal coin ever struck by the United States Mint for mass circulation was the 1793 AMERI Chain large cent. While most estimates suggest there are fewer than 200 surviving examples of the nation's first large cent, many issues of the heftier predecessor to today's small-size one-cent coin are much more common. The large cent, measuring between 27 and 29 millimeters in diameter (depending on the type), are roughly the size of a modern half dollar. The entire mintage of large cents originated from the Philadelphia Mint, and thus no large cent carries a mintmark.

There are several types of large cents, including:

  • Flowing Hair with Chain reverse (1793)
  • Flowing Hair with Wreath reverse (1793)
  • Liberty Cap (1793)
  • Liberty Cap (1794-1796)
  • Draped Bust (1796-1807)
  • Classic Head (1808-1814)
  • Coronet Head (1816-1839)
  • Braided Hair (1839-1857)

Furthermore, early American copper specialists catalog several subtypes within each of the major types listed above, and recognize dozens of varieties among many of those types. United States large cents collectively represent one of the most complex areas of American numismatics, spawning what became one of the most iconic coin books of all time: Penny Whimsy, a book by Dr. William Herbert Sheldon that was originally published in 1938 under the title A Revision of Early American Cents, 1793-1814: An Exercise in Descriptive Classification with Tables of Rarity and Value. Sheldon's book spawned the numerical coin grading system utilized by virtually all dealers and collectors in the United States since the mid-20th century.

Important Note Regarding Early Copper Pricing: Early American copper issues (colonials, half cents and large cents) are an especially challenging area to determine and fix accurate market values. The issues listed in CDN publications represent the wholesale prices of coins that are problem free and strictly graded, especially as they compare to other examples of the same issue. Any number of factors can influence (decrease or increase) the value of early large cents, including mint-made problems (planchet flaws, poor strikes, etc.) and post-mint problems (corrosion, improper cleaning, environmental damage, and more). The prices listed here are intended to serve as a guideline and starting point for discussion and negotiations of valuation, but the CDN editors strongly encourage buyers to seek expert advice in this field before purchasing coins of high value.

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