Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fugio cent
Object Number:
INV.13867a
Date:
1787
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.8 cm )
Description:
Obverse: a sundial above which is the sun resplendant; Reverse: a circular chain of thirteen links.
Gallery Label:
Fugio cents were the first coins struck by the United States for regular cirulation.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
