Birch Cent, United States, Pattern, 1792
Object Details
- Description
- United States Mint, Philadelphia. Obverse: Head of Liberty with flowing hair facing right, date below. Reverse: Denomination in wreath, fraction (1/100) below. This design has been traditionally ascribed to a British artist named William Russell Birch. Patterns with these designs were struck towards the end of 1792. By the time the cent entered formal production, however, its weight and size had been reduced, and another artist was brought in to design the coin.
- [reference no. Judd 4]
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Stack's
- 1792
- ID Number
- 1993.0532.0001
- accession number
- 1993.0532
- catalog number
- 1993.0532.0001
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 25 mm x 32.5 mm; 31/32 in x 1 9/32 in
- place made
- United States
- Associated Place
- United States
- Related Publication
- Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms
- Related Web Publication
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_739593
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b39b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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