What this coin looks like (obverse, reverse, mint mark location, special features, etc.):
One major variety of the 1857 Braided Hair Large Cent (Penny) is the Small Date variety as depicted above which has smaller numbers in the 1857 date. The difference between the 1857 Small Date vs Large Date varieties is depicted below in the example comparison image of the coins:
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