Object Details
- mint
- U.S. Mint. Philadelphia
- designer
- Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 20 dollar coin
- United States, 1910
- Obverse Image: Full-length Liberty holding a torch in her right hand and olive branch in left. Capitol Dome in lower left; rays of sun in background; stars around rim.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1910
- Reverse Image: Eagle flying through rays of sun.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TWENTY DOLLARS / IN GOD WE TRUST
- Edge: E PLURIBUS UNUM divided by stars.
- Description
- The United States Mint experimented with a number of innovative surface treatments for its proof coinage between 1905 and 1915. These included matte and sandblast surfaces that reflected light back in unusual ways. They also included the application of a "Roman" finish, making the surfaces of gold coins look more golden, and more mellow. These experimental surfaces were applied to test new ideas regarding what would work and what would not. The surfaces were also placed there so that the coins that bore them became "special," and could be sold to collectors at a premium.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Government Transfer: US DOTT, USM
- 1910
- ID Number
- 1985.0441.1320
- catalog number
- 1985.0441.1320
- accession number
- 1985.0441
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: dia. 34.3 mm; wt. 33.418 g
- 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
- United States Double Eagle
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1088651
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b01e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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