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Name or Denominations
½ Penny (1⁄480)
Issuer
United States (pre-federal and private/territorial)
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1785
Currency
Pound
Shape
Round
Rarity
Rare
Weight
7.91 g
Diameter
26.5 mm
Thickness
1.5 mm
Material
Copper
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Milled
Front design
Wreath around the initials US in script font and surrounded by a legend.
Back design
Pointed rays emanating from the Eye of Providence (all-seeing eye of God) surrounded by a circle (constellation) of thirteen stars representing the original 13 colonies.
Year of Minting
1785
Ruler
NA
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: LIBERTAS ET JUSTITIA • 1785 • Reverse: NOVA CONSTELLATIO
Context
The large and small date varieties can be distinguished by the presence (large date) or lack (small date) of dots (•) on either side of the date. Additional die varieties exist. Only 1785 dated coins use the script lettering for the US on the reverse; block lettering is found on 1783 and 1786 dated coins. 1785 dated coins with blunt rays on the obverse are KM#EA8.
Rarity
Rare
Coin type
Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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