1 Connecticut Copper, 1787
date: label: Date made
content: 1787
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut
label: place of issue
content: United States: Connecticut
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Theodore L. Craige
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.67.102702
label: accession number
content: 276282
label: catalog number
content: 67.102702
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis measurement)
label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 28 mm; x 1 1/8 in