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1/2 Penny - Bar Cent
| Issuer | New York |
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| Year | 1785 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the bold interlocking monogram 'USA' in large raised capital letters dominating the central field, with the letters skillfully intertwined in a cypher-like arrangement. The design is stark and unadorned, with no legend, date, or additional devices, reflecting its utilitarian origins as an emergency token issue. A finely reeded or beaded border encircles the periphery of the coin. The lettering is rendered in a robust, serif-influenced style characteristic of late 18th-century American token coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features thirteen horizontal parallel bars arranged in a uniform stack spanning the full width of the coin's field, each bar unconnected to the others and tapering slightly at both ends. The thirteen bars are widely understood to symbolize the original thirteen American states or colonies. No legend, date, or additional inscription appears on this side. A beaded or reeded border matching the obverse frames the design. The overall composition is austere and geometric, emblematic of the patriotic token coinage of the post-Revolutionary period. |
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