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1813
| Weight | 10.89 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 418,000 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 100% Copper |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | John Reich |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-167 |
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The 1813 large cent was struck during the second year of the War of 1812. Copper supply was becoming more difficult to secure as British naval blockades disrupted Atlantic trade, but the Mint managed to produce a meaningful output for the year. The 1813 is a moderately scarce date, harder to find than the high-mintage 1810 but not as challenging as the scarcer early years of the series.
The design is unchanged from previous years: Reich's Classic Head Liberty on the obverse, the wreath and denomination on the reverse. The coin circulated in a wartime economy where inflation and supply disruptions were affecting everyday commerce. Finding a problem-free 1813 in Fine requires some searching, and higher grades are genuinely uncommon.
The 1813 is one of the last three dates in the Classic Head large cent series. After 1814, no large cents would be struck until 1816, when the Coronet Head design replaced the Classic Head. The 1813, 1814, and the gap year of 1815 together document the impact of the War of 1812 on American copper coinage.
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| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | $205 | $235 |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | $325 | $375 |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | $605 | $695 |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | $990 | $1,140 |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | $2,005 | $2,310 |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | — | — |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
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