1851 Large cent. Braided hair design. Mint: Philadelphia. Mintage: 9,889,707 Obv. Braided Hair Large Cent features Liberty, facing left, with LIBERTY on her headband. Thirteen stars, representing the original thirteen states appears around with the date below. For the first years of the series up to 1843 the head is small and tilted forward. It was enlarged in 1843 and that design continued to be struck until the end of the series in 1857. This design was based on the Matron Head large cents which were first struck in 1816, but feature Liberty with a much younger appearance. Gobrecht is said to have been inspired by Benjamin West’s painting called Omnia Vincit Amor, depicting Venus, said to have been exhibited in Philadelphia during 1839. This obverse is similar to that used on the gold coins introduced in the same decade. Rev. features a wreath, with ONE CENT within and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around