1840 Braided Hair Large Cent ☆☆ Scarce Early American Type Coin 290

Denomination: Large Cent

Coin: Braided Hair

Composition: Copper

Year: 1840

Color: BN

Fineness: 0.95

Strike Type: Business

Mint Location: Philadelphia

KM Number: 483

Country of Origin: United States

Up for auction/sale is a wonderful and historic early American copper classic from the United States Mint—an 1840 Coronet Head Large Cent (Small Date variety) (Philadelphia Mint issue with no mint mark), graded in solid Good 6 (G-06) condition.

Struck in Philadelphia during the first full decade of the Braided Hair series designed by Christian Gobrecht, this large copper cent features the classic obverse portrait of Liberty facing left with her hair braided and tied, alongside the distinctive Small Date typography where the digits of 1840 are slightly smaller and more compact. Preserved in collectible Good 6 condition, this specimen displays an honest circulation history with clear major lettering, a readable small date, and an authentic 19th-century cabinet presence.