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2 Cents Pattern
| Issuer | Republic of Liberia |
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| Year | 1847 |
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| Composition | Lead |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Liberty wearing a cap and elaborate curled hair, set within a raised inner circle. Three five-pointed stars appear below the bust along the lower border. The circular legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA arcs along the upper periphery, with the engraver's initials W.J.T. appearing at the conclusion of the inscription. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Liberia's 1847 coinage was produced at the suggestion of the American Colonization Society, which had administered the colony before independence was declared that same year. The Philadelphia Mint struck the official circulation issues in copper, but a small number of trial pieces — including this lead striking — were produced during the approval process before final compositions were confirmed. Lead patterns from this series are exceptionally rare; most were never intended to leave the mint.