Slavery Artifacts: Penny

Title

Slavery Artifacts: Penny

Description

Mr. Taylor brought in this penny to the History Harvest to share with us, accompanied by a note from his grandaunt. This penny is a 'braided hair coronet'-style penny, dated 1840, and Mr. Taylor informed us that his great-great-grandmother held on to this penny until she passed away. He said it was a highly treasured object for his great-great-grandmother, as slaves were not allowed to have money of their own.

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Source

Warren Taylor, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011

Date

1840

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Format

object

Type

image

Original Format

American Currency - Penny

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Collection

Citation

“Slavery Artifacts: Penny,” History Harvest, accessed March 28, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/105.

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