1851-P Coronet

  • Category
  • Design
    Braided Hair (1839-1857)
  • Year
    1851
  • Mint
    Philadelphia
  • Mintage
    9,889,707
  • Designer
    Christian Gobrecht
  • Composition
    100% Copper
  • Diameter
    28.5mm
  • Weight
    10.89g
Known variants:

51 Over 81

One major variety is the 1851/81 Braided Hair Large Cent (Penny) Overdate Error. This coin features an 1851 date struck over an inverted upside-down 1851 date. This resulted in the "51" being struck over an "81". One way to identify this coin is to notice a small portion of the underlying "8" on both sides of the "5" and parts of the underlying "1" around the upper portion of the overlying "1"