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Object number2020.50.4

Date2000-2009

MediumCopper; Nickel; Aluminum

Credit LineGift of the Mamakos Family

DescriptionVasilopita coin. Maryland state quarter wrapped in aluminum foil.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 0.938 × 0.188 in. (2.4 × 0.5 cm)
InscriptionsCoin has raised text that is difficult to read due to aluminum covering, but the text on the front reads "MARYLAND / 1788 / THE OLD / LINE STATE / 2000 / E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Historical NotesVasilopita coin used by the donor Alaina Graziano's family.Label TextEach year Alaina and her Yiayia (grandmother), who came to East Pittsburgh from the Greek island of Chios, bake the Vasilopita bread for their family. In the years when she has found the coin, Alaina carries it in her wallet for good luck.

Related person George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

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