Object Details
- mint
- U.S. Mint. Philadelphia
- designer
- Morgan, George T.
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) dollar coin, pattern
- United States, 1879
- Obverse Image: Left-facing bust of Liberty as a young girl wearing a headband and bow in her hair.
- Obverse Text: E PLURIBUS UNUM / LIBERTY /1879
- Reverse Image: Defiant eagle, facing left.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / IN GOD WE TRUST / ONE DOLLAR
- Description
- The piece was designed by George T. Morgan, and, while no more successful than any of his other designs, stands in marked contrast to them. Because of the youthful appearance of the Liberty head, this pattern was dubbed the "Schoolgirl" dollar, perhaps as early as the 1890s. The pattern enjoys a rating of low Rarity-7 with perhaps a dozen known. Interestingly, the reverse design was resurrected nearly four decades later, placed on the quarter eagle commemorative coin struck for the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
- [reference no. Judd 1608]
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint
- 1879
- ID Number
- 1985.0441.2050
- catalog number
- 1985.0441.2050
- accession number
- 1985.0441
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- silver (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 38.1 mm; 1 1/2 in
- place of issue
- United States
- Related Publication
- Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms
- Related Web Publication
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1099788
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-affb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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