Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Collection of three coins

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01999.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Header Record Date: 1793 Pagination: 3 items : 1 metal, 1 cent coin, 1/2 cent coin Order a Copy

1 metal, 1 cent coin, 1/2 cent coin. 1 cent coin is known as a flowing hair, wreath penny from 1793, the second US coin minted.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources