Coin: cupronickel cent

Museum number:
2-56582
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020056582
Accession number:
Acc.2970
Object count:
1
Description:
Indian head penny, 1863, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1859 - Liberty head, Indian headdress. 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:
1863
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: cupronickel cent, accession number 2-56582, described as Indian head penny, 1863, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1859 - Liberty head, Indian headdress. Reverse: ONE CENT - value in wreath.

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