Coin: copper 1/2 cent

Museum number:
2-34102
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034102
Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Classic Head copper half cent, minted 1834 in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* 1834 - Liberty bust, facing left, classic head type. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF CENT - value in wreath. Size: 2.2 cm. diam. Weight: 5.42 g.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Production place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Materials:
Copper (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1834
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
linear 22 millimeters and weight 5.42 grams
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: copper 1/2 cent, accession number 2-34102, described as Classic Head copper half cent, minted 1834 in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* 1834 - Liberty bust, facing left, classic head type. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF CENT - value in wreath. Size: 2.2 cm. diam. Weight: 5.42 g.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: copper 1/2 cent, accession number 2-34102, described as Classic Head copper half cent, minted 1834 in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* 1834 - Liberty bust, facing left, classic head type. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF CENT - value in wreath. Size: 2.2 cm. diam. Weight: 5.42 g.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: copper 1/2 cent, accession number 2-34102, described as Classic Head copper half cent, minted 1834 in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* 1834 - Liberty bust, facing left, classic head type. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF CENT - value in wreath. Size: 2.2 cm. diam. Weight: 5.42 g.

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