Aluminum Engraved Coin, United States. 1917.119.1

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 8
  • Diameter (in mm): 37

Typological Description

• Object Type: Engraved Coin

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1901
• Manufacture: Engraved
• Material: Aluminum
• Material: Copper

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States

• Obverse

  • Legend: PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION|DATZ CO.N.Y.|BUFFALO, N.Y.|SPIRITS OF BUFFALO(on penny)
  • Type: man in top hat holding bottle riding buffalo

• Reverse

  • Legend: THE LUCKY COIN|KEEP ME|AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE BROKE
  • Type: female with ruffled skirt, dancing;horseshoe on aluminum portion ringing penny

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1917.119.1
• Lot: 1917.119
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • King,R.P.

Description

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined