United States 1839 cent KM-45

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type, struck 1816-39 in substantial quantities, is available in circulated condition. Many varieties exist and all are avidly collected altho the date is common as a whole. The year 1839 marked the introduction of the "braided hair" cent but the differences between this earlier type and it are minor. Gobrecht's new hub meant that there was less year-to-year variation in the design of Liberty.

Recorded mintage: 3,126,561.

Specification: 10.89 g, copper, 28-29 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Christian Gobrecht.

Catalog reference: KM 45.

Source:

• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
• Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.

Link to:

• 1829 cent
• 1838 half dime
• 1838 dime
• 1839-C 5 dollars
• 1839-D 5 dollars
• 1840 cent
• 1840-O dime
• return to United States Matron Head Large Cents (1816-1839)
• Coins and currency dated 1839