The Flowing Hair Large Cent with a chain revserse was the first one cent coin minted by the US Mint. The Mint had laws stating that the large cent should weigh exactly double what the half cents weighed. All the large cents were struck at the Philadelphia Mint until their discontinuation in 1857. The Flowing Hair Large Cent was minted for only one year. The chain resverse consists of a drawing of a woman with lots of hair on the obverse, with "LIBERTY" above and the year, in this case, only "1793", below. The revserse contains the words "ONE CENT" in the middle, with "1/100" directly below it. A chain circles all the way around. Near the rim, "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" is struck in a circular fashion all the way around, similar to the chain. The coin was made of entirely copper and weighs 13.48 grams. It has a diameter of between 26-27mm. The wreath reverse, also minted in 1793, consists of a woman with flowing hair, LIBERTY above and 1793 below. This one also has a leaf just above the date, but below the woman. There are 4 known "strawberry leaf varieties" with a different leaf. The revser is similar to the chain reverse, however, wheat is going around the "ONE CENT" instead of a chain. Also, the "1/100" is at the bottom of the coin outside the wreath. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" still circles around the wreath. People disliked the obverse portrait, so the mint created yet another large cent in 1793. This one, however, went all the way to 1796, instead of just in 1793. It is slightly larger, at 29mm, than the flowing hair examples. The obverse consists of an improved woman, holding some sort of strange bag above her head to the left of the coin. "LIBERTY" is above and the year is below. The reverse is almost exactly the same as the flowing hair wheat reverse.

Minted from 1796 to 1807, this coin was far more minted, being the first large cent to go over one million minted in a single year, in 1798, again in 1800, 1801, 1802, and 1803. Weighing in at 10.87 grams, this coin weighed more than the previous large cents, with a diameter of 29mm. The coin looks very similar to the previous coinage on the revsere, with almost no changes. However, the woman on the obverse was much imporved, with more realistic hair that is actually styled, as well as no intersting bag, as with the Liberty Cap variant. There is also no leaf on the obverse of this coin.

These coins contained a softer copper, making it seem more metallic. Also, these coins wore very quickly, making it really difficult to find these coins in good grades. This has the same weight, diameter, etc. as the draped bust large cents. This coin contains a woman facing towards the left, instead of the right, as in the previous versions. Stars are around the coin to the left and right with the date on the bottom. The back, again, looks almost identical as the previous wheat reverses, but without the "1/100" fraction. The coins were minted from 1808 to 1814.

This coin, similar to the classic head large cent, is almost identical, but is improved with a better strike and better design. Minted from 1816 to 1836, the reverse is, again, almost identical to previous coins. Some were struck with 15 stars around the head, instead of 13. The weight is also 10.87 grams and has a diameter of between 28 and 29mm. In my opinion, it looks like the Matron Head is really sad and is about to cry.

This coin, minted from 1837 to 1839, is almost identical to the previous variant, just improved. This coin is also know as "The Young Head." This coin, as well as the last, fall into a single type, Liberty Head Large Cent, meaning there are few differences.

This coin is the last large cent to be released by the US Mint. After this, they switched to the small cents, which comes to my absolute favorite coin, the Flying Eagle Small Cent. This coin is, in my opinion, the nicest large cent ever minted. They continually improved the coins, so this is the one with the best strike. Again, very similar to the lasts ones, but with a slightly different head and one that is slightly crooked downwards to the left. The rest of the obverse and reverse are simply improvements in design and strike from the previous design.

Large cents are some amazing coins. They are especially exciting in my opinion, due to such a size difference. They are not the same size as any cent you would ever find in circulation today.