Coin: copper 2 cent

Museum number:
2-34438
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034438
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Shield type two cent coin, 1871, minted in Philadelphia. It appears that a small hole was started at the top of the reverse but was never drilled all the way through the coin. Obverse: IN GOD WE TRUST / date - Shield, olive wreath surrounding, motto in ribbon above, date below. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2 CENTS - value within wreath of wheat.
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
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1871
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: copper 2 cent, accession number 2-34438, described as Shield type two cent coin, 1871, minted in Philadelphia. It appears that a small hole was started at the top of the reverse but was never drilled all the way through the coin. Obverse: IN GOD WE TRUST / date - Shield, olive wreath surrounding, motto in ribbon above, date below. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2 CENTS - value within wreath of wheat.

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