Coin: cupronickel cent

Museum number:
2-34429
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034429
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Flying eagle penny, 1857, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1857 - eagle flying to the left. Reverse: ONE CENT - wreath surrounding.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Production place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Materials:
Cupro-nickel
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Cents (general, one-cent pieces) and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1857
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: cupronickel cent, accession number 2-34429, described as Flying eagle penny, 1857, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1857 - eagle flying to the left. Reverse: ONE CENT - wreath surrounding.

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