Coin: copper 1/2 cent

Museum number:
2-34401
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034401
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Draped bust copper half cent, 1804, minted in Philadelphia. no crosslet on the 4, no stem on reverse variant. Obverse: LIBERTY / date - Liberty bust, draped, facing right. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 1/200; 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:
1804
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: copper 1/2 cent, accession number 2-34401, described as Draped bust copper half cent, 1804, minted in Philadelphia. no crosslet on the 4, no stem on reverse variant. Obverse: LIBERTY / date - Liberty bust, draped, facing right. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 1/200; HALF CENT - value in wreath

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