Shayla martin Martin-1

English 12

3/26/19

History Of The Braided Hair Liberty Penny

1845 Liberty Head Large Cent. (2017, May 10). Retrieved March 18, 2019, from

https://www.jmbullion.com/coin-info/cents/large-cents/1845-large-cent/#

This Website explains why collectors wanna buy it, goves detail description of the coin and has

details of the stars on the coins which represent the 13 colonies,this source is not very credible

because it still doesn't give much detail about the history of it but i could use this source for the

representation of the stars on the coin but i think that other sources will be much better. This

website relates to my topic because it gives information of the braided hair liberty penny and

gives detail about the meaning behind the design if the penny but still does not give information

on the history.the website gives little but information that could help with some of the designs on

the braided hair liberty penny.

1839 - 1857 Liberty Head (Braided Hair) Cent. (n.d.). Retrieved March 22, 2019, from

https://www.coincommunity.com/us_large_cents/braided_hair.asp

This website gives some information about the braided hair liberty penny such as weight what

the diameter is, circulation strike and proof strikes how the content is 100% cooper and where

you can check different prices of the coin, this website is very credible and gives good

information about the braided hair liberty coin and this source is very credible for me to use

gives good information and some history about the braided hair liberty coin,it also gives more
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dates the coin was minted and what proof strikes number is.this website relates to the topic

because it gives more in depth detail about the braided hair liberty penny and things that people

should know about the braided hair liberty penny such as the proof strike and the proof of the

mint. This website is credible in the sense of the detail of the coin and the design but doesn't give

much detail of the history of the braided hair liberty head penny.

1845 P Braided Hair Liberty Head Large Cents Early Copper Penny. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15,

2019, from

https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/242/large-cents/braided-hair-liberty-head/1845-P/

On this website it explains where the 1845 penny was minted what the diameter is what the

weight and mass is and how much each one is selling for or how much a brilliant condition is

worth this relates to the overall topic because it gives information about the coin but it doesn't

really give the history of it. The website is not that credible for the information im looking for on

the history of the 1845 braided hair liberty penny but it is sourceable for the information about

the coin. This website relates to the topic of the history on the braided hair liberty head penny

because it gives detail of the coin such as the diameter of the penny, the mass of the penny,

and the weight of the braided hair liberty head penny but the website still doesn't give much

detail on the history of the braided hair liberty penny.

Braided Hair Cent - PCGS CoinFacts. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2019, from

https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/category/half-cents/braided-hair-cent-1839-1857/663

This website gives information about the braided hair liberty penny which states that in 1839

they first started to be minted and that it was modified from the old matron head design the
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website gives good information and some history the website is very credible and is not just a

website to buy the coin it also states that their is a difference in size and heads between the new

liberty head and the old matron head coin and also they had a difference in individual dies and in

good condition you can see the coin is partial red or full red. This source can be very credible to

use.this website relates to the topic on the history of the braided hair liberty penny because it

gives when it was first starting to be minted and changed from the old design and gives a little bit

of history of the braided hair liberty head penny.

Braided Hair Large Cents (1839-1857). (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2019, from

https://www.littletoncoin.com/shop/braided-hair-large-cents#facet:&productBeginIndex:0&order

By:&pageView:grid&minPrice:&maxPrice:&pageSize:&

This website is not so credible, it doesn't tell the history of the braided hair liberty coin it only

tells different prices for the coin and how each year and mint vary in price this website is not

good to get good information because it doesn't really have history information on the coin this

source is not credible and would not be able to give information much needed for the braided

hair liberty penny it really doesn't explain the history of the braided hair liberty penny it is only a

website for like an auction.ths website relates to the topic of the history of the braided hair liberty

head penny because it gives a auction site so people can see how much the coin is worth it

doesn't really give the history of the braided hair liberty head penny but it gives people a sight on

what prices it is going for.

Braided hair large cents. Retrieved March 19, 2019, from

https://coinauctionshelp.com/BraidedLargeCent.html
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This website gives facts about the braided hair liberty coin, gives the designers name which is

christian Gobrecht gives why he designed the coin and his different ideas of the liberty coin how

it was leaning forward or how he made her look younger on the coin and how has classic 1939

new design was because of the figure of love in benjamin west's painting this website is very

readable and i can use this for my essay on the coin and have very good information about the

coin. this source will be very credible and helpful. This website relates to the topic the history of

the braided hair liberty head penny by it gives in depth detail and history of the coin and how the

designer decided to change the coin up to a different design from the old one and when he

decided to change it, it gives good credible history of the braided hair liberty head penny.

Large cent. (2018, December 24). Retrieved March 18, 2019, from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_cent

This website explains when the original braided hair liberty penny was minted so it gives a little

history of the penny it says when it stopped being minted and the face value of the coin gives

some general history this resource would be somewhat helpful but there is better sources to

come by, it gives some history but not enough to know really about the coin and how it was

made, this somewhat but needs more information this source only gives little detail about the

braided liberty penny like what the weight is and the diameter of the coin but doesn't give much

history this website relates to the topic of the history of the braided hair liberty head penny

because it gives information about the coin and how much it weighs or the diameter of the coin it

only gives a little bit of information on the history of the coin but it still gives details of the coin.
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NGC Coin Explorer. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2019, from

https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/braided-hair-cents-1839-1857-pscid-120

This website gives good detail about the coin and history of the braided hair liberty penny coin

and is very reliable and gives good information about it and why people want to buy the coin and

how much it cost it really explains the origin of the braided hair liberty coin and when it was

minted and when they changed the design of it it then explains how historians look at the coin

and study the braided hair liberty coin and different symbols on it, this source will have good

information i need and it will be helpful , this website relates to the topic the history of the

braided hair liberty head penny because it explains the origin of the braided hair liberty head

penny and gives an explanation on why the creator or designer decided to change the design of

the old coin into the new braided hair liberty head penny.

The American Large Cent | Coin Values Cents to Gold. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2019, from

https://www.coinstudy.com/american-large-cent.html

This website is a good source to use it explains the different prices and what the braided hair

liberty coin but it's only a good source for the prices and what people pay in the internet but for

the actual history it's not that good of a source because it doesn't tell the history of the braided

hair liberty coin but it is resourceful in the different auction prices and what each year goes for.

this source is only good for the different prices of the coin. It's very helpful in the size and

weight department and helps understand why people like the coin and how it has historic

significance.this website relates to the topic the history of the braided hair liberty head penny by
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it gives auction prices so people can see what each year or condition coin goes for and how much

you can buy one for, it doesn't really relate to the history but it gives good information on the

price.

Tdkapdc. (2018, May 05). 1845 one cent value - United States. Retrieved March 20, 2019, from

https://www.allcoinvalues.com/united-states-of-america/1845-us-penny-value2c-braided-hair.ht

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This website gives some detail on how the coin is and what's on the coin but only gives little

detail so this source is credible but doesn't have enough information to completely understand

the coin and its background the website is a good source to get very little information but not

enough to really get into depth with the history of the braided hair liberty penny, wouldn't be

very helpful with more information. This website relates to the topic of the history of the braided

hair liberty head penny because it gives detail on the different types of conditions the coin can be

in and gives some background on the braided hair liberty head penny and the different details the

braided hair liberty head penny has on the coin and give a description of what the significance of

the things on the coin mean.