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LARGE CENTS 1793-1857Along with the half cent, one of the first two coins struck by the United States,all the large cents were coined at the Philadelphia Mint. With twice the copperof the half cent, they were large and heavy – greater in size than today’s quarter– so a pocketful was quite bulky. As the price of copper rose during the 1800s,the large cent became too expensive to produce and was replaced in 1857 bythe small cent.FLOWING HAIR(CHAIN REVERSE & WREATH REVERSE)1793Composition: copperWeight: 13.48 gramsDiameter: approx. 26-28 mmMints: PhiladelphiaLIBERTY CAP1793-1796Composition: copperWeight: 13.48 grams 1793-179510.89 grams 1795-1796(thin planchet)Diameter: approx. 29 mmMints: PhiladelphiaFOCUS ON LIBERTY1800 U.S. capital now inWashington, D.C.1802DuPont buildshis firstgunpowder millDRAPED BUST1796-1807Composition: copperWeight: 10.89 gramsDiameter: approx. 29 mmMints: Philadelphia1803 Louisiana Purchase doublessize of U.S.CLASSIC HEAD1808-1814Composition: copperWeight: 10.89 gramsDiameter: approx. 29 mmMints: Philadelphia1804Alexander Hamiltonkilled in duelCORONET1816-1857Composition: copperWeight: 10.89 gramsDiameter: approx. 28-29 mmMints: Philadelphia1805 Lewis and Clark sight Pacific1806 Zebulon Pike exploresArkansas River, and later climbs thepeak that comes to bear his name.6
SMALL CENTS 1856-DATEAmerica’s first small cent, the Flying Eagle, was introduced in 1856. It wasnicknamed the “white cent” because of its 88% copper and 12% nickelcomposition. It was replaced just 3 years later by the Indian Head cent,which is considered by many to be the most beautiful copper coin. In 1909,the Lincoln cent became America’s first circulating coin to portray a president.To mark the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, and the series’ centennial,in 2009 four new reverse designs were introduced honoring Abraham Lincoln’slife. Then, in 2010, the ongoing Shield reverse debuted.FLYING EAGLE1856-1858Composition: copper-nickelWeight: 4.67 gramsDiameter: 19 mmMints: PhiladelphiaINDIAN HEAD1859-1909Diameter: 19 mmMints: Philadelphia,San FranciscoCopper-NickelDate: 1859-1864Weight: 4.67 gramsBronzeDate: 1864-1909Weight: 3.11 grams2009 Bicentennial Reverse DesignsIssued in 3 month intervalsLINCOLN1909-DATEDiameter: 19 mmMints: Philadelphia, Denver,San FranciscoBronzeDate: 1909-1982Weight: 3.11 gramsZinc-Coated Steel(Wartime Steel cent)Date: 1943Weight: 2.7 gramsCopper-Plated ZincDate: 1982-DateWeight: 2.5 gramsWartimeSteel Cent1943Birthplace in Kentucky:released February 12, 2009 onAbraham Lincoln’s birthdayFormative years in Indiana:Abe takes a break from railsplitting to read and learnWheat EarsReverse1909-1958Memorial Reverse1959-2008Professional life: the lawyerand representative standsbefore the Illinois capitolPresidency in Washington:depicts the U.S. Capitol domebuilt during the Civil War.Note: special collector versions of the 2009 cents were struck in theoriginal Lincoln cent composition of 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc.Union ShieldReverse2010-Date7
Page 1 and 2: $4.95LITTLETON’SCOLLECTORS GUIDE
Page 3 and 4: INTRODUCTION TOTYPE COIN COLLECTING
Page 5: HALF CENTS 1793-1857The smallest de
Page 9 and 10: THREE-CENT PIECES 1851-1889SILVERTH
Page 11 and 12: American Life1891New clothes fasten
Page 13 and 14: DIMES 1796-DATEThe 10¢ coin, or di
Page 15 and 16: QUARTERS 1796-DATEBecause of the pr
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Page 21 and 22: FRANKLIN1948-1963Composition: 90% s
Page 23 and 24: Large-Size Dollars 1873-1978The lar
Page 25 and 26: NATIVE AMERICAN2009-DATEComposition
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Page 29 and 30: EAGLES 1795-1933The U.S. gold eagle
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