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1 Cent
| Issuer | Massachusetts |
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| Year | 1787-1788 |
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| Value | 1 Cent (0.01) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A displayed American bald eagle faces left with wings spread, holding an olive branch in one talon and a bundle of arrows in the other, the arrangement varying by die variety. The denomination is inscribed across the eagle's breast in a banner or shield device. The peripheral legend reads MASSACHUSETTS CENT, with the date 1788 appearing as part of the reverse inscription on the dated varieties. |
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Massachusetts was the only U.S. state to operate its own official mint, authorized by the General Court in 1786 and housed in a building on Milk Street in Boston. The facility ran for barely two years before the newly ratified Constitution prohibited states from coining money, rendering it immediately obsolete. Dies were cut by Joseph Callender and Jacob Perkins, and the series is known for significant variation in planchet quality — many surviving examples show porosity or lamination faults traceable to inconsistent copper sourcing during the mint's short run.