RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: U.S. Department of the Treasury, United States Mint
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Theodore L. Craige
1 Connecticut Copper, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: 28 mm; x 1 1/8 in
Credit line: Theodore L. Craige
Description: In the earliest years of the United States, it was common practice for each state to issue its own coins. From 1785 to 1788, Connecticut issued copper cents featuring a male bust on one side, and a seated image of Liberty on the other. The reverse inscription, Inde. Et Lib., stands for Independence and Liberty – strong ideals in the young nation.
1 Connecticut Copper, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: 28 mm; x 1 1/8 in
Credit line: Theodore L. Craige
Description: In the earliest years of the United States, it was common practice for each state to issue its own coins. From 1785 to 1788, Connecticut issued copper cents featuring a male bust on one side, and a seated image of liberty on the other. The reverse inscription, Inde. Et Lib., stands for Independence and Liberty – strong ideals in the young nation.
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Dr. Charles Doolittle Walcott
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: 0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
copper (overall metal)
Measurements: overall:;
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Isaac M. Weills
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Catherine Bullowa
1 Connecticut Copper, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: John L. Roper
1 Connecticut Copper, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: 0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Theodore L. Craige
1 Connecticut Copper, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: 0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
copper (overall metal)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Theodore L. Craige
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Isaac M. Weills
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Catherine Bullowa
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Mrs. F. C. C. Boyd
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: 0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
copper (overall metal)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Ralph Collier
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Chase Manhattan Bank
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Henry E. Huber
1 Connecticut Copper, 1788
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1788
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Theodore L. Craige
Description (Brief): One (1) Connecticut copper coin
United States, 1788
Obverse Image: Right facing bust of a man.
Obverse Text: AUCTORI CONNEC
Reverse Image: Seated female figure holding an olive branch and staff.
Reverse Text: INDE ET LIB / 1788
1 Connecticut Copper, 1788
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1788
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Theodore L. Craige
1 Connecticut Copper, 1788
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1788
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Theodore L. Craige
Description (Brief): One (1) Connecticut copper coin
United States, 1788
Obverse Image: Left facing bust of a man.
Obverse Text: AUCTORI CONNEC
Reverse Image: Seated female figure holding an olive branch and staff.
Reverse Text: INDE ET LIB / 1788
1 Connecticut Copper, 1788
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
date made: 1788
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: .1 cm x 2.8 cm; 1/32 in x 1 3/32 in
Credit line: The Stack Family
1 Connecticut Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1788
place made: United States: Connecticut
place of issue: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Catherine Bullowa
1 Vermont Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1788
place made: United States: New York, Newburgh
place of issue: United States: Vermont
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Catherine Bullowa
Description (Brief): One (1) Vermont copper coin, counterfeit
United States, 1788
Obverse Image: Right facing bust wearing a laurel crown.
Obverse Text: GEORGIVS III REX
Reverse Image: Seated figure with staff and branch.
Reverse Text: INDE ET LIB / 1788
Made at Machin's Mills.
1 Cent, Massachusetts, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Chase Manhattan Bank
Description (Brief): One (1) cent coin
Massachusetts, 1787
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / CENT / 1787
1 Cent, Massachusetts, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Description (Brief): One (1) cent coin
Massachusetts, 1787
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / CENT / 1787
1 Cent, Massachusetts, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: .2 cm x 2.9 cm; 3/32 in x 1 5/32 in
Description (Brief): One (1) cent coin
Massachusetts, 1787
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / CENT / 1787
1 Cent, Massachusetts, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: 29.5 mm; x 1 3/16 in
Credit line: Emery May Holden Norweb
Description (Brief): One (1) cent coin
Massachusetts, 1787
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / CENT / 1787
Description: In the earliest years of the United States, it was common practice for each state to issue its own coins. In 1787 and 1788, Massachusetts issued copper cents featuring a Native American man on the obverse, and a heraldic eagle on the reverse. These coins were among the first US coins to bear the word “cent,” a denomination defined as one one-hundredth of a Spanish dollar.
1 Cent, Massachusetts, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: .2 cm x 2.8 cm; 3/32 in x 1 3/32 in
Description (Brief): One (1) cent coin
Massachusetts, 1787
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / CENT / 1787
1 Cent (copy), Massachusetts, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: James J. Brooks
Description (Brief): One (1) cent coin, copy
Massachusetts, 1787
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in left claw, arrows in right.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / CENT / 1787
1/2 Cent, Massachusetts, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: .1 cm x 2.3 cm; 1/32 in x 29/32 in
Credit line: Emery May Holden Norweb
Description (Brief): One (1) 1/2 cent coin
Massachusetts, 1787
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / HALF CENT / 1787
1/2 Cent, Massachusetts, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: .15 cm x 2.4 cm; 1/16 in x 15/16 in
Description (Brief): One (1) 1/2 cent coin
Massachusetts, 1787
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / HALF CENT / 1787
Description: In the earliest years of the United States, it was common practice for each state to issue its own coins. In 1787 and 1788, Massachusetts issued copper half-cents featuring a Native American man on the obverse, and a heraldic eagle on the reverse. These coins were among the first US coins to bear the word “cent,” a denomination defined as one one-hundredth of a Spanish dollar.
1/2 Cent, Massachusetts, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Description (Brief): One (1) 1/2 cent coin
Massachusetts, 1787
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / HALF CENT / 1787
1/2 Cent (copy), Massachusetts, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: James J. Brooks
Description (Brief): One (1) 1/2 cent coin, copy
Massachusetts, 1787
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / HALF CENT / 1787
1/2 Cent (copy), Massachusetts, 1787
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1787
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Chase Manhattan Bank
Description (Brief): One (1) 1/2 cent coin, copy
Massachusetts, 1787
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / HALF CENT / 1787
1 Cent, Massachusetts, 1788
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1788
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Dr. Charles Doolittle Walcott
Description (Brief): One (1) cent coin
Massachusetts, 1788
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / CENT / 1788
1 Cent, Massachusetts, 1788
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1788
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
1 Cent, Massachusetts, 1788
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1788
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Description (Brief): One (1) cent coin
Massachusetts, 1788
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / CENT / 1788
1/2 Cent, Massachusetts, 1788
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1788
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Description (Brief): One (1) 1/2 cent coin
Massachusetts, 1788
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / HALF CENT / 1788
1/2 Cent, Massachusetts, 1788
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1788
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Chase Manhattan Bank
Description (Brief): One (1) 1/2 cent coin
Massachusetts, 1788
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / HALF CENT / 1788
1/2 Cent (copy), Massachusetts, 1788
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1788
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Description (Brief): One (1) 1/2 cent coin, copy
Massachusetts, 1788
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / HALF CENT / 1788
1/2 Cent (copy), Massachusetts, 1788
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1788
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place of issue: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: James J. Brooks
Description (Brief): One (1) 1/2 cent coin, copy
Massachusetts, 1788
Obverse Image: Standing Native American male holding a bow and arrow.
Obverse Text: COMMON WEALTH
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest. Branch in right claw, arrows in left.
Reverse Text: MASSACHUSETTS / HALF CENT / 1788
1 New Jersey Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coin
Date made: 1786
place made: United States: New Jersey
place of issue: United States: New Jersey
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Theodore L. Craige
1 New Jersey Copper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Coin
Date made: 1786
place made: United States: New Jersey
place of issue: United States: New Jersey
Physical Description: copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall:;
Credit line: Theodore L. Craige