Name/Title

Coin

Entry/Object ID

1982.24.101

Description

Copper coin. One side is molded with an image of a flying eagle and the words, "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1857". The other side is molded with the words, "ONE CENT", within an ivy wreath.

Context

Likely owned by a member of the Goodhue or Coolidge families of Burlington and Plymouth, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1982.24

Source or Donor

Coolidge, John (1906-2000)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Mintage

Date made

1857

Place of Origin

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1/4 in

Diameter

3/4 in

Composition

Material

Copper

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Town

Plymouth

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America