Coin: cupronickel cent

Museum number:
2-56579
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020056579
Accession number:
Acc.2970
Description:
Flying Eagle one cent piece, 1858, minted in Philadelphia. Large letter variation. Obverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA date - eagle flying left. Reverse: ONE CENT - value in wreath
Donor:
Newton Henry Neustadter Jr. and Roberta Elliot Neustadter
Collection place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Production place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Maker or artist:
James B. Longacre
Collector:
Newton Henry Neustadter Jr.
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:
1858
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: cupronickel cent, accession number 2-56579, described as Flying Eagle one cent piece, 1858, minted in Philadelphia. Large letter variation. Obverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA date - eagle flying left. Reverse: ONE CENT - value in wreath

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