1776 1/2 P Massachusetts - Janus Half Penny
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Coin Details
Auction Record
$517,000 • VF35 • 11-2019 • Heritage Auctions
Description
An extremely rare unofficial Massachusetts copper of 1776 featuring a two-faced Janus head on the obverse. The Janus design symbolizes looking both to the past and future, appropriate for a Revolutionary-era coin. Only a handful of specimens are known, making this one of the rarest colonial American coins.
Rarity Notes
Extremely rare. Only 3-5 specimens known.
Cross References
Breen 973; Whitman 5880
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