1793-P Flowing Hair

  • Category
    Flowing Hair
  • Design
    Wreath Reverse (1793)
  • Year
    1793
  • Mint
    Philadelphia
  • Mintage
    63,353
  • Designer
    Henry Voigt
  • Composition
    100% Copper
  • Diameter
    27mm
  • Weight
    14.48g
Known variants:
Vines and Bars Edge

One major variety of the 1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent (Penny) features a "vines and bars" edge. Instead of text - there are alternating patterns of vines and vertically aligned bars through the edge of the coin.

Lettered Edge

One major variety of the 1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent (Penny) features a lettered edge. The text and words: "ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR" followed by one or two leaves is depicted along the edge of the coin.

Strawberry Leaf

One extremely rare variety of the 1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent (Penny) features a strawberry leaf on the obverse of the coin. Typically there is a three-leaf trefoil sprig but this variety has 4 leaves. Only 4 of these coins are known to exist and one recently sold for over $10 Million! This is the most valuable large cent variety.