Object Details
- mint
- U.S. Mint. Philadelphia
- designer
- Gobrecht, Christian
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 2 1/2 dollar coin, proof
- United States, 1841
- Obverse Image: Left facing Liberty with hair tied in a bun and wearing a coronet. 13 stars around.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1840
- Reverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 2 1/2 D.
- Description
- Only proof quarter eagles were minted in 1841, and the coins have been recognized as rarities for nearly a century. This is one of eleven specimens that have been confirmed. Oddly enough, most entered circulation and only later were recognized as rarities.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1841
- ID Number
- 1991.0357.0015
- catalog number
- 1991.0357.0015
- accession number
- 1991.0357
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 18 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_1077868
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-3768-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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