Coin Highlights
Date: 1794
Denomination: 1 Cent
Series: Flowing Hair Large Cent / Liberty Cap Cent
Mint: Philadelphia
Composition: Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
Diameter: 28.00 mm
Edge: Lettered: ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR
Designer: Attributed to Robert Scot
Mintage: 918,521
Grade: PCGS VF Details
Holder Note: Environmental Damage
Historical Significance
The 1794 cent belongs to the earliest generation of federal copper coinage, struck during the formative years of the United States Mint. The Liberty Cap cents of 1793–1796 represent one of the classic early American copper series, and PCGS notes that 1794 large cents were produced with three major obverse types: Head of 1793, Head of 1794, and Head of 1795. The majority of 1794 varieties are of the Head of 1794 style, making the year especially important to collectors studying early die work and hand-finished portrait differences.
Collectibility
A 1794 large cent is always a desirable early U.S. type coin, with strong collector demand rooted in its age, historic status, and place in the first decades of federal coin production. This example’s VF Details grade indicates solid remaining detail, while the Environmental Damage notation makes it a more approachable way to own an 18th-century American cent without the price level of problem-free pieces. It should appeal to collectors of early copper, type coins, and foundational U.S. Mint issues.
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