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Copper pressed penny souvenir, stamped on one side "Hall of Human Life" and "Museum of Science / mus.org/hhl", corroded
Copper pressed penny souvenir, stamped on one side "Hall of Human Life" and "Museum of Science / mus.org/hhl", corroded
Object Number 2016.29.671
Display Title Copper pressed penny souvenir, stamped on one side "Hall of Human Life" and "Museum of Science / mus.org/hhl", corroded
Descriptions
Inventory Description Copper pressed penny souvenir, stamped on one side "Hall of Human Life" and "Museum of Science / mus.org/hhl", corroded
Classification
  • Miscellaneous
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H939, East Wall Cleanup
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 3.8 × 1.9 × 0.1 cm (1 1/2 × 3/4 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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