Grade Range: 5-12Resource Type(s): Primary Source, ArtifactsDate Posted: 6/10/2009
United States Mint, Philadelphia. Obverse: Young head of Liberty, facing right; date below. Reverse: Eagle, facing left; denomination below. The piece was designed by George T. Morgan, and, while no more successful than any of his other designs, stands in marked contrast to them. Because of the youthful appearance of the Liberty head, this pattern was dubbed the "Schoolgirl" dollar, perhaps as early as the 1890s...
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This one-cent piece from 1974 is perfectly normal-except for one thing. It was struck in aluminum...
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