Coin: copper cent

Museum number:
2-34419
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034419
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Braided hair large cent, 1846, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: LIBERTY date - Liberty bust facing right. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF CENT - value in wreath
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:
Copper (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1846
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: copper cent, accession number 2-34419, described as Braided hair large cent, 1846, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: LIBERTY date - Liberty bust facing right. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF CENT - value in wreath

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