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Object Number 2017.5.176
Display Title Cuprous alloy US penny, dated 1963
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cuprous alloy US penny, dated 1963
Classification
  • Coin
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Grays Hall South Survey, Test Unit 4, Level 1
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 1.9 × 1.9 × 0.1 cm (3/4 × 3/4 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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