½ Penny - Bar Cent
Features
| Issuer |
Province of New York
(United States (pre-federal and private/territorial))  |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1785 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Copper |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 350847 |
| References | PCGS# 599 PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) |
Obverse
Letters.
Script: Latin
Lettering: USA
Designer: George Wyon
Reverse
13 parallel and unconnected bars.
Designer: George Wyon
Mint
Birmingham, England (1850-date)Comments
They are called a Bar Cent only because the name has stuck since the times of it use. When it did circulate the value was less than one cent.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1785) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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