All Guide To Cent Values Articles

Learn more about the Draped Bust Half Cent, dating from 1800 to 1808, and the different mintages and values associated with the coin with APMEX today!

The Two-Cent Piece had a couple of false starts before it was first struck in 1864. These coins were only minted for a short time, largely due to a shortage in U.S. coinage from Civil War hoarding.

The Three-cent Silver piece came about due to the decrease in postage rates from five cents to three. This made it efficient to mint a smaller denomination coin that could handle the transaction easily.

This coin was produced in many varieties over the years but the design always stuck to the same basic motif of Liberty’s face.

Large Cents are a highly collectible U.S. coin issue. These Copper coins, while only worth a cent, were almost as big as a half dollar. They were among the first coins produced by the U.S. Mint after the Coinage Act of 1792 established standard U.S. coinage.

The Flying Eagle penny lasted for only two short years, but its influence on U.S. coinage is significant. It marked a shift in philosophy for the U.S. Mint and a change in America’s relationship with its own coins.

The Indian Head cent was a replacement for the Flying Eagle Cent. Though the Flying Eagle was considered beautiful, it was hard to strike well and many of the coins had weaknesses.

The Lincoln Cent was commissioned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. These pennies have the obverse of Lincoln’s head, and the original reverse was a pair of wheat ears flanking the denomination.