Coin, Half-Dime from Mark's Mill

 
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Coin, Half-Dime from Mark's Mill
Coin, Half-Dime from Mark's Mill
Coin, Half-Dime from Mark's Mill
Coin, Half-Dime from Mark's Mill

Coin, Half-Dime from Mark's Mill

Object number2001.004.01
Date1861
Mediummetal
Dimensions5/8in diameter
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionHalf dime found by Jack Wiegel at the site of the Confederate Hospital near Marks Mill. The coin is made of a dark, tarnished metal with a circular hole pierced at the top of the coin. The front depicts a low relief image of a seated woman (Lady Liberty), "1861". The reverse of the coin shows a laurel wreath, at the center of which in raised lettering is the text "Half/Dime".

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