1799 Draped Bust Large Cent
- Maker
- U.S. Mint (Philadelphia)
- Year
- 1799
- Rank
- 43 of 100
1799 Draped Bust Large Cent
1799 Draped Bust Large Cent by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia) (1799) is ranked 43 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $28,750. The key date of the Draped Bust large cent series and one of the most sought early-copper dates.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The key date of the Draped Bust large cent series and one of the most sought early-copper dates.
1c copper, Draped Bust, Sheldon-188, NGC AU Details
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $28,750
- Kind
- Realized at auction
Heritage Auctions — 1799/8 Draped Bust cent, Brand-Halpern specimen, S-188, NGC AU Details (Obverse Repaired), realized $28,750. Key date of the type.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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- 2026-08-08