United States
1 Cent "Liberty Cap Cent" · “Liberty Cap Cent”
United States · 1793–1796 · Copper
The coin
The story
The Liberty Cap Cent — America's First Coin of the Free
The man who drew it never saw one spent. Joseph Wright died of yellow fever in the autumn of 1793, most likely before any quantity of his cents reached people's pockets — leaving behind a design that put the ancient badge of freedom into the hand of every American.
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