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NH 90168 USS Monitor (1862)

Photo #: NH 90168 USS Monitor (1862)
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Title: USS Monitor (1862)
Description: Reverse of a copper commemorative coin, dated 1863. This coin had exactly the same dimensions as a penny (Diameter 0.75; Thickness 0.06) and was of a rather brassy color, yellower than a modern penny. See Photo # NH 90167 for a view of this coin's obverse side. Courtesy of Mrs. Ann Marshall, 1979. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 90168
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