United States, Copper Cent, Pattern, 1792
- Description
- United States Mint, Philadelphia. Obverse: Head of Liberty facing right, unbound hair; date below. Reverse: Value within wreath, fraction (1/100) below. The silver center cent pattern was an attempt to create a cent worth its stated denomination, while doing away with a large, heavy copper coin. The silver plug was inserted to raise the intrinsic value.
- Henry Voigt cut the dies. About a dozen of these coins are known to have been produced. The experiment was abandoned, probably due to the difficulty of manufacture. [reference no. Judd 1]
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- Date made
- 1792
- mint
- U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
- Physical Description
- bronze / silver center (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: dia. 22.7 mm; wt. 4.380 g
- Place Made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- city
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- province
- United States: Pennsylvania
- country
- United States
- political area
- United States
- ID Number
- 1981.1022.0001
- catalog number
- 81.55.1
- accession number
- 1981.1022
- catalog number
- 1981.1022.0001
- subject
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- See more items in
- Political History: National Numismatic Collection
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- Credit Line
- Meyer, Morse
- Publication title
- Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms
- Publication URL
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm
- Additional Media
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