Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
June 2, 1801
Primary Source Reference:
Philadelphia Gazette, 2 June 1801
Additional Source Text:
"A piece of Copper Coin has lately been discovered in opening a spring in the village of Chillicothe, in the North West Territory [present-day Chillicothe, Ohio]. Impressions upon paper of both sides of this coin have been sent by John S. Willis, Esq. to a gentleman in this city [Philadelphia]. They appear to be Chinese characters. Upon presenting them to Mr. Peale for his Museum, he produced four pieces of copper produced at different times in China, which are exactly similar to the ones found in the spring at Chillicothe, as far as judgment can be formed from comparing them with the impressions of the latter upon paper. This Chillicothe coin is now in the possession of governor [Arthur] St. Clair."
