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Coin - Metal, United States of America, 1840-1857
Reg. No: LL 6472
- Summary:
- This coin was excavated at Casselden Place in 2003. It was manufactured in the United States of America between 1840-1857.
Cultural diversity in Little Lon.
Little Lon was home to a diverse population. Germans, Jews and Irish arrived in the mid 19th century; Chinese, southern Europeans and Syrians (Lebanese) in the 1880s; and Italians in the 1890s. Immigrants sometimes brought objects with them to remind them of home, or purchased new items that re-affirmed national loyalties. Pipes, vases or plates were decorated with flags, military heroes, an Irish lyre or English roses. The amount of foreign currency excavated also attests to diversity of the immigrants who frequented Little Lon.
| Discipline: | Archaeology - Historical |
More information
| Themes this item is part of: | Little Lon, Little Lon Collection |
| Primary Classification: | HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Secondary Classification: | (To Be Classified) |
| Tertiary Classification: | (to be classified) |
| Activity: | SOCIETAL/RELIGIOUS |
| Specific Activity: | MONEY |
| Lot Area Unit: | 41D/3/236 |
| Manufacturer: | 1840 - 1857 |
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