1842 BRAIDED HAIR LARGE CENT — NGC GENUINE — LARGE DATE

A fantastic opportunity to own an 184-year-old piece of early American coinage, authenticated and encapsulated by NGC.

This 1842 Coronet/Braided Hair Large Cent features the classic Liberty portrait designed by Christian Gobrecht and the iconic ONE CENT wreath reverse.

Highlights

● Date: 1842

● Denomination: One Cent

● Type: Braided Hair / Coronet Large Cent

● Major Variety: Large Date

● Composition: Copper

● Mint: Philadelphia

● Certification: NGC

● NGC Designation: GENUINE

● Certification #: 8699884-074

● Encapsulated & authenticated by NGC

The coin retains attractive circulated detail, particularly throughout Liberty’s hair, date, stars and reverse wreath.

NGC has authenticated the coin as GENUINE but did not assign a numerical grade, so no numerical grade is being represented or implied by this listing.

The large, heavy copper cents of early America have tremendous historical appeal and are dramatically different from the small cents that replaced them beginning in 1856–57.

A genuine pre-Civil War U.S. coin that’s nearly two centuries old.

Ideal for:

• Large Cent collectors

• Early U.S. type sets

• Braided Hair / Coronet collectors

• Historic American coin collections

• NGC-certified coin collectors

• Unique history gifts

You will receive the exact NGC-certified coin pictured.