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1/2 Penny - Nova Constellatio “Pointed Rays, CONSTELLATIO”
| Issuer | United States (pre-federal and private territorial) |
| Year | 1783 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 7.1 g |
| Dimensions | 26.3 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Benjamin Dudley |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#EA6 |
| Obverse description | Wreath with U S in center with lettering around the outside of wreath |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LIBERTAS JUSTITIA
1783
(Translation: Liberty Justice 1783) |
| Reverse description | Pointed rays with an eye looking out in center |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | NOVA
CONSTELLAITIO
(Translation: A New Constellation) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1783 - Large US; KM# EA6.2, Crosby 1-A -
1783 - Small US; KM# EA6.1, Crosby 2-B -
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| Catalog ID | 6161002850 |
| Comments | |
