Liberty Head Large Cent (1816-1839)
Current Numismatic Coin Values

The Liberty Head Large Cent was in production from 1816 to 1839. Most of them are fairly common and easy to obtain in circulated grades. Many can be had for $20 or so. There are only a few key dates in the series that will cost considerably more.

What are the going prices today of Liberty Head Large Cents? This page provides answers that question. Scroll to the bottom and you’ll see numismatic coin values of every date in the Liberty Head Large Cent series. Values are given for examples with heavy wear to like new uncirculated condition.

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Liberty Head Cent Specifications
Diameter:	Weight:	Minted:	Composition:	Designer	Edge:
28.5 mm approx	10.89 g	1816-1839	1.000 Cu	Robert Scot	Plain
Coin Photos courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA

Liberty Head Large Cent Current Coin Values
Courtesy of Numismaster US Coin Values

Coin values are presented as a price range for each date and grade listed below. The information below was last updated on September 06, 2011.

Coin	Mintage	FR2	AG3	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60
1816	2,820,982	10.40 - 15.60	17.60 - 26.40	24.80 - 37.20	29.60 - 44.40	48.00 - 72.00	92.00 - 138	160 - 240	240 - 360	336 - 504
1817 13 obverse stars	3,948,400	9.60 - 14.40	16.00 - 24.00	23.20 - 34.80	26.40 - 39.60	32.00 - 48.00	57.60 - 86.40	96.00 - 144	200 - 300	400 - 600
1817 15 obverse stars	Inc. Ab.	14.40 - 21.60	20.00 - 30.00	28.00 - 42.00	35.20 - 52.80	56.00 - 84.00	130 - 196	440 - 660	800 - 1200	1280 - 1920
1818	3,167,000	9.60 - 14.40	16.00 - 24.00	23.20 - 34.80	26.40 - 39.60	32.00 - 48.00	57.60 - 86.40	96.00 - 144	180 - 270	216 - 324
1819 Large date, 9/8	2,671,000	11.20 - 16.80	17.60 - 26.40	24.80 - 37.20	28.80 - 43.20	36.80 - 55.20	67.20 - 101	112 - 168	152 - 228	228 - 342
1819 Large date	Inc. Ab.	9.60 - 14.40	16.00 - 24.00	23.20 - 34.80	26.40 - 39.60	32.00 - 48.00	57.60 - 86.40	96.00 - 144	---	---
1819 Small date	Inc. Ab.	9.60 - 14.40	16.00 - 24.00	24.00 - 36.00	28.00 - 42.00	34.40 - 51.60	60.80 - 91.20	104 - 156	---	---
1820	4,407,550	9.60 - 14.40	16.00 - 24.00	23.20 - 34.80	26.40 - 39.60	32.00 - 48.00	57.60 - 86.40	96.00 - 144	180 - 270	240 - 360
1821	389,000	---	10.80 - 16.20	32.00 - 48.00	60.00 - 90.00	200 - 300	320 - 480	1200 - 1800	2520 - 3780	4800 - 7200
1822	2,072,339	12.80 - 19.20	17.60 - 26.40	24.80 - 37.20	28.00 - 42.00	36.00 - 54.00	80.00 - 120	156 - 234	360 - 540	600 - 900
1823 Included in 1824 mintage	1,824	---	24.00 - 36.00	72.00 - 108	160 - 240	248 - 372	552 - 828	2200 - 3300	5760 - 8640	---
1823/22 Included in 1824 mintage	-	---	19.20 - 28.80	64.00 - 96.00	88.00 - 132	240 - 360	540 - 810	1960 - 2940	5320 - 7980	---
1823 Restrike	-	---	160 - 240	480 - 720	600 - 900	680 - 1020	800 - 1200	960 - 1440	1360 - 2040	1600 - 2400
1824	1,262,000	12.80 - 19.20	17.60 - 26.40	24.80 - 37.20	28.00 - 42.00	30.40 - 45.60	128 - 192	280 - 420	392 - 588	760 - 1140
1824/22	Inc. Ab.	14.40 - 21.60	22.40 - 33.60	32.00 - 48.00	39.20 - 58.80	72.00 - 108	300 - 450	800 - 1200	2120 - 3180	7880 - 11820
Coin	Mintage	FR2	AG3	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60
1825	1,461,100	12.00 - 18.00	16.80 - 25.20	24.00 - 36.00	28.00 - 42.00	40.00 - 60.00	88.00 - 132	240 - 360	472 - 708	768 - 1152
1826	1,517,425	12.00 - 18.00	16.80 - 25.20	24.00 - 36.00	28.00 - 42.00	32.00 - 48.00	67.20 - 101	140 - 210	308 - 462	600 - 900
1826/25	Inc. Ab.	14.40 - 21.60	22.40 - 33.60	32.00 - 48.00	44.00 - 66.00	76.00 - 114	200 - 300	680 - 1020	1200 - 1800	1600 - 2400
1827	2,357,732	11.20 - 16.80	16.00 - 24.00	23.20 - 34.80	26.40 - 39.60	32.00 - 48.00	72.80 - 109	100 - 150	264 - 396	600 - 900
1828	2,260,624	11.20 - 16.80	16.00 - 24.00	23.20 - 34.80	26.40 - 39.60	32.00 - 48.00	64.80 - 97.20	120 - 180	280 - 420	360 - 540
1829 Large letters	1,414,500	11.20 - 16.80	16.00 - 24.00	23.20 - 34.80	26.40 - 39.60	32.00 - 48.00	72.80 - 109	104 - 156	220 - 330	380 - 570
1829 Medium letters	Inc. Ab.	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1830 Large letters	1,711,500	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	20.00 - 30.00	23.20 - 34.80	28.80 - 43.20	54.40 - 81.60	96.00 - 144	208 - 312	320 - 480
1830 Medium letters	Inc. Ab.	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1831 Large letters	3,359,260	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	20.00 - 30.00	23.20 - 34.80	28.80 - 43.20	54.40 - 81.60	92.00 - 138	180 - 270	252 - 378
1831 Medium letters	-	8.00 - 12.00	16.00 - 24.00	23.20 - 34.80	27.20 - 40.80	32.80 - 49.20	59.20 - 88.80	104 - 156	---	---
1832 Large letters	2,362,000	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	20.00 - 30.00	23.20 - 34.80	28.80 - 43.20	54.40 - 81.60	96.00 - 144	180 - 270	304 - 456
1832 Medium letters	-	8.00 - 12.00	14.40 - 21.60	21.60 - 32.40	25.60 - 38.40	31.20 - 46.80	57.60 - 86.40	100 - 150	---	---
1833	2,739,000	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	20.00 - 30.00	23.20 - 34.80	28.80 - 43.20	54.40 - 81.60	90.40 - 136	200 - 300	240 - 360
1834 Large 8, stars and letters	1,855,100	17.60 - 26.40	36.00 - 54.00	60.00 - 90.00	96.00 - 144	116 - 174	200 - 300	500 - 750	200 - 300	300 - 450
Coin	Mintage	FR2	AG3	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60
1834 Large 8 & stars, medium letters	Inc. Ab.	60.00 - 90.00	108 - 162	152 - 228	220 - 330	480 - 720	880 - 1320	2600 - 3900	4000 - 6000	49600 - 74400
1834 Large 8, small stars, medium letters	Inc. Ab.	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	20.00 - 30.00	23.20 - 34.80	28.80 - 43.20	54.40 - 81.60	100 - 150	---	---
1834 Small 8 & stars	Inc. Ab.	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	20.00 - 30.00	23.20 - 34.80	28.80 - 43.20	54.40 - 81.60	100 - 150	---	---
1835 Large 8 & stars	3,878,400	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	20.00 - 30.00	23.20 - 34.80	28.80 - 43.20	54.40 - 81.60	84.00 - 126	164 - 246	240 - 360
1835 Small 8 & stars	-	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1835 Head '36	-	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1836	2,111,000	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	20.00 - 30.00	23.20 - 34.80	28.80 - 43.20	54.40 - 81.60	84.00 - 126	164 - 246	280 - 420
1837 Plain hair cords, medium letters	5,558,300	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	20.00 - 30.00	23.20 - 34.80	28.80 - 43.20	54.40 - 81.60	84.00 - 126	164 - 246	240 - 360
1837 Plain hair cords, small letters	Inc. Ab.	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1837 Head '38	Inc. Ab.	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1838	6,370,200	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	20.00 - 30.00	23.20 - 34.80	28.80 - 43.20	54.40 - 81.60	84.00 - 126	164 - 246	240 - 360
1839 Head '38, beaded hair cords	3,128,661	11.20 - 16.80	16.00 - 24.00	23.20 - 34.80	26.40 - 39.60	32.00 - 48.00	57.60 - 86.40	88.00 - 132	200 - 300	280 - 420
1839/36 Plain hair cords	Inc. Ab.	60.00 - 90.00	140 - 210	240 - 360	480 - 720	1000 - 1500	1960 - 2940	3920 - 5880	---	---
1839 Silly head	Inc. Ab.	12.80 - 19.20	18.40 - 27.60	28.00 - 42.00	32.00 - 48.00	40.00 - 60.00	70.40 - 106	116 - 174	---	---
1839 Booby head	Inc. Ab.	12.80 - 19.20	18.40 - 27.60	27.20 - 40.80	30.40 - 45.60	37.60 - 56.40	66.40 - 99.60	106 - 160	---	---