Penny, 1797 (Undated)
Theatre at New York Tokens (circa 1797)
Obverse: Theater building.
Lettering: MAY ∙ COMMERCE ∙ FLOURISH
Reverse: Ships at sea, viewed from dock.
Lettering: THE ∙ THEATRE ∙ AT ∙ NEW ∙ YORK ∙ AMERICA
Identification
Yeoman, R. S., Bressett, K., Bowers Q. D., Garrett J. (Ed.) (2009). A Guide Book of United States Coins 2010: The Official Red Book (63rd ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC
page: 74
Main data
Denomination: Penny
Value: 0.004
Currency: Pound
Year: 1797 (Undated)
Type: Token
Minting
Minting type: roll-milled
Parameters
Material: Copper
Shape: Round
