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Object Number 987-22-10/107177
Display Title US copper wheat penny, intact, dated 1912
Descriptions
Inventory Description US copper wheat penny, intact, dated 1912
Classification
  • Coin
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, H24-1, 1-39cmbs
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 1.9 × 1.9 × 0.1 cm (3/4 × 3/4 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H24-1

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