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1 Cent, United States, 1851
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) cent coin
- United States, 1851
- Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty with braided hair wearing a coronet. 13 stars along coin edge.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1851
- Reverse Image: Wreath.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ONE CENT
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- George W. Samson
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Date made
- 1851
- ID Number
- NU.15674.0001
- accession number
- 15674
- catalog number
- 1483
- mint
- United States Mint
- designer
- Gobrecht, Christian
- Object Name
- Coin
- Physical Description
- copper (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 2.2 mm x 27.5 mm; 3/32 in x 1 3/32 in
- place made
- United States
- place of issue
- United States
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Record ID
- nmah_1078820
- Usage
- CC0
