Coin
- Object Name:
- Coin
- Object ID:
- 2012.045
- Date:
- 1850-1900
- Description:
- Cast replica of the 1776 New Hampshire copper coin. Obverse: stylized tree and "1776". Reverse: "WM" in center, "AMERICAN:LIBERTY." around rim. Unidentified dark metal.
- Material:
- Metal
- Dimensions:
- Dia-1 inches
- Provenance:
- The original coin made by William Moulton (1720-1793) in 1776 in response to New Hampshire's request for a pure copper coin equal in weight to an English half-pence. Apparently, few of these coins were actually produced. William Moulton, born in Newburyport, MA, was active as a silversmith from 1742-1762 in Newburyport and from 1762-1788 in Hampstead, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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