Coins

English Penny [top left]
c 1855

The wide array of coins reflects the varied backgrounds of men aboard the Cairo. The following coins were recovered: Irish Half Penny George III with a hole in harp on one side, a Portuguese 80 Reis dating back to the late 1700's, A large English Penny, Queen Victoria dated 1855, A U.S. silver Three-Cent Piece dated 1861 and an Indian-Head Penny also dated 1861.

Copper. Dia 2.2, TH .16 cm
Vicksburg National Military Park , VICKC 1578

Irish Half Penny [top right]
Copper. Dia 2.9, TH .16 cm
Vicksburg National Military Park , VICKC 1577

Portuguese 80 Reis Coin [bottom left]
c 1700
Silver. Dia 2.2, TH less than .16 cm
Vicksburg National Military Park , VICKC 1576

Indian Head Penny [bottom center]
c 1861
Copper. Dia 1.9, TH less than .32 cm
Vicksburg National Military Park , VICKC 1575

U.S. Silver 3 Cent Piece [bottom right]
c 1861
Silver. Dia 1.4 cm, TH less than .16 cm
Vicksburg National Military Park , VICKC 1574