- On View
- Power of Place Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Created by
- United States Mint, American, founded 1792
- Owned by
- Monroe, George, American, 1916 - 2001
- Date
- 1909-1921
- Medium
- copper alloy
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
- 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A charred penny from the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921. The penny is red and brown. The front of the penny is melted with only the word "Liberty" visible. Some embossing on the back side of the coin is still visible the words "ONE / CENT / UNITED STATES / OF AMERICA" still readable at center. Wheat is on either side of the embossed words.
- Place collected
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Coins and Currency
- Type
- coins
- Topic
- Communities
- Race discrimination
- Race riots
- Tulsa Race Massacre
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Scott Ellsworth
- Object number
- 2012.96.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.