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  2. Flowing Hair dollar - Wikipedia

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    The Flowing Hair dollar was the first dollar coin issued by the United States federal government. The coin was minted in 1794 and 1795; its size and weight were based on the Spanish dollar , which was popular in trade throughout the Americas.

  3. Wreath cent - Wikipedia

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    The reverse's central design figure, for which the coin is named, was a wreath. The words "ONE CENT" appeared within the wreath, and the corresponding fraction ⁠ 1 / 100 ⁠ appeared beneath it. Along the outer edge was inscribed "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". A decorative beaded border was added along the rim. [citation needed]

  4. Draped Bust - Wikipedia

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    1803 Draped Bust dollar reverse. There are three basic reverse designs. The first, for copper coins, features the value of the coin (half cent or one cent) surrounded by a wreath or vine. The words "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" encircle the wreath. In 1795-1797, a scrawny, naturalistic bald eagle was depicted on the reverse side of all silver ...

  5. Flowing Hair - Wikipedia

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    Flowing Hair coinage was issued in the United States between 1793 and 1795. The design was used for the first half dime , half dollar , dollar , and the first two large cents . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

  6. Large cent - Wikipedia

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    A 1793 Flowing Hair chain Cent A 1794 large cent. The obverse featured a bust of Liberty with a reverse of a ring of chains. Henry Voigt's design was almost universally criticized in its time for its unattractiveness and perceived allusion to slavery. It bears the distinction, however, of being the first official coinage minted by the United ...

  7. Stella (United States coin) - Wikipedia

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    Two varieties of the Stella were made: Liberty with flowing hair, designed by Charles E. Barber, and with coiled hair, designed by George T. Morgan. [1] The flowing hair variety is the most commonly seen variety. Even though the coin was designed as a pattern coin, [2] similar to the Gobrecht dollar, many catalogs list the coin as a regular ...

  8. Obverse and reverse - Wikipedia

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    The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse tails. In numismatics, the abbreviation obv. is used for obverse, [1] while ℞, [1])([2] and rev. [3] are used for reverse. Vexillologists use the symbols "normal" for the obverse and "reverse" for the reverse.

  9. Chain cent - Wikipedia

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    The chain cent was America's first large cent and the first circulating coin officially produced by the United States Mint. [1] It was struck only during 1793. [2] [3]It was not the first circulating coin produced by the United States, which was the Fugio cent of 1787 (also known as the Franklin cent), based on the Continental dollar.

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