Object Details
- mint
- U.S. Mint. Philadelphia
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 10 cent coin, pattern
- United States, 1891
- Obverse Image: Right-facing Liberty wearing a cap and wreath.
- Obverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LIBERTY / 1891
- Reverse Image: Wreath of oak, corn, and wheat.
- Reverse Text: ONE DIME
- Description
- This is a transitional pattern dated 1891 that was adopted in 1892. Charles E. Barber designed this coin and its companion quarter dollar and half dollar. Two of these transitional dimes are known, both at the Smithsonian.
- [reference no. Judd 1760]
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1891
- ID Number
- 1985.0551.0724
- catalog number
- 1985.0551.0724
- accession number
- 1985.0551
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- silver (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 17.9 mm; 23/32 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_1100102
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-762a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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