United States One Cent Coin, 1868

Artifact

Cent

Date Made

1868

Creators

Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869 

Mint of the United States 

Place of Creation

United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 

Creator Notes

Designed by James Barton Longacre and made by the Mint of the United States.

Keywords

Cents 

Coins (Money) 

Money 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.3.5353

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Copper (Metal)

Color

Bronze (Color)

Dimensions

Diameter: .75 in

Inscriptions

on front: LIBERTY / 1868 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on back: ONE / CENT