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Penny

Artifact IDMO 2002.23.12
Object Type Coin
Date 1911
Place MadeUnited States, North America
Medium Copper
DimensionsOverall Diam 3/4 in (1.9 cm )

Physical DescriptionUnited States of America one cent wheat penny with the head of Abraham Lincoln on recto and "One Cent" on reverse. Ernest Hemingway carried this penny in a change purse along with other momentos from WWI.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by Mary Hemingway, the wife of Ernest Hemingway in 1986.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Ernest Hemingway Collection, Gift of Mary Hemingway
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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