The 1793 Chain Cent was
the very first coin minted by the United States.
Obviously it was minted in 1793 and it gets the
name Chain cent from the design on the back.
On the reverse side you
will find the words one cent wrapped in a chain.
Any 1793 large cent is quite valuable and can
be hard to find. There are two known variations.
On the first variant the revere side of the coin
simply says AMERI. and on the second variation
the reverse side has the whole word AMERICA.
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