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Liberty Cap type (head facing right)

(American (born in Scotland), 1745–1823)
(French, 1748–1833)
1794
MintPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/TechniqueCopper
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 23.5 mm, 6.82 gm (15/16 in., 0.24 oz.)
Credit LineThe Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession number2004.712
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ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.