The Small Pattern Cent
Obverse: A head, facing right, hair unconfined, floating backward in flowing locks. Legend: “LIBERTY PARENT OF SCIENCE & INDUST.” Exergue: Beneath the head the date 1792.
Reverse: A wreath, two olive branches crossed at the lower ends and tied with a ribbon; within the wreath a field bearing an inscription “ONE CENT” in two lines. Legend: “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.” Exergue: “⅟₁₀₀.” Border, milled; edge, reeded; size, 14; weight, 65 grains. Extremely rare.