1 Cent, New Jersey, Colonial America, 1786

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

One (1) New Jersey copper coin

United States, 1786

Obverse Image: Horse head above plow.

Obverse Text: NOVA CAESAREA / 1786

Reverse Image: Shield.

Reverse Text: E PLURIBUS UNUM

Description

During the Revolutionary Period, American money often contained messages about unity. In the 1780s the new national motto, “E Pluribus Unum”—or “out of many, one”—began to appear on American coins.

date made

1786

ID Number

NU.22243.0098

accession number

22243

catalog number

4985

Object Name

Coin

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

place made

United States: New Jersey

place of issue

United States: New Jersey

Related Publication

Feingold, Ellen R.. Value of Money, The

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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

Exhibition

Value of Money

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-570a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1095751