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1 Cent Pattern
| Issuer | Republic of Liberia |
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| Year | 1847 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped female bust, representing Liberty, wearing a liberty cap adorned with a star, with curled hair falling to the neck. The effigy is contained within a raised inner circle, with three small five-pointed stars positioned below in the field. The legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA arcs along the upper border, with the engraver's initials W.J.T. appearing at the lower right. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Liberia's 1847 coinage was the first struck for the newly declared republic, produced in Philadelphia under private contract rather than at the U.S. Mint proper. Pattern pieces in lead were made to test dies before committing to the copper circulation strikes — standard practice for the period, though survivorship among lead trials is predictably low given the metal's susceptibility to oxidation and physical damage over nearly two centuries.