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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
On View
Not on view
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.
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