1857-P Coronet

  • Category
    Coronet
  • Design
    Braided Hair (1839-1857)
  • Year
    1857
  • Mint
    Philadelphia
  • Mintage
    333,456
  • Designer
    Christian Gobrecht
  • Composition
    100% Copper
  • Diameter
    28.5mm
  • Weight
    10.89g
Known variants:
Large Date

One major variety of the 1857 Braided Hair Large Cent (Penny) is the Large Date variety as depicted above which has larger numbers in the 1857 date.

Small Date

One major variety of the 1857 Braided Hair Large Cent (Penny) is the Small Date variety as depicted above which has smaller numbers in the 1857 date.