Coin: bronze 2 cent

Museum number:
2-34108
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
7-2657 (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
2 cent piece, 1864, minted in Philadelphia. Large letter variant. Obverse: IN GOD WE TRUST / date - shield, arrows behind, olive wreath behind all Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 2 CENTS - wreath Diameter 2.2 cm; 6.06 gm.
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
Collection date:
1888
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1864
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
weight 6.06 grams and linear 22 millimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: bronze 2 cent, accession number 2-34108, described as 2 cent piece, 1864, minted in Philadelphia. Large letter variant. Obverse: IN GOD WE TRUST / date - shield, arrows behind, olive wreath behind all Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 2 CENTS - wreath Diameter 2.2 cm; 6.06 gm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: bronze 2 cent, accession number 2-34108, described as 2 cent piece, 1864, minted in Philadelphia. Large letter variant. Obverse: IN GOD WE TRUST / date - shield, arrows behind, olive wreath behind all Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 2 CENTS - wreath Diameter 2.2 cm; 6.06 gm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: bronze 2 cent, accession number 2-34108, described as 2 cent piece, 1864, minted in Philadelphia. Large letter variant. Obverse: IN GOD WE TRUST / date - shield, arrows behind, olive wreath behind all Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 2 CENTS - wreath Diameter 2.2 cm; 6.06 gm.

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