25 Cents, Pattern, United States, 1891

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Object Details

mint
U.S. Mint. Philadelphia
Description
This pattern incorporates all of the designs to be introduced on circulating quarters in the following year. However, the clouds on the pattern design were removed before production commenced. Two specimens of this pattern exist, both at the Smithsonian Institution. [reference no. Judd 1761]
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint
1891
ID Number
1985.0441.2079
catalog number
1985.0441.2079
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: 24.3 mm; 31/32 in
place of issue
United States
Related Publication
Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms
Related Web Publication
http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm
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Record ID
nmah_1100106
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-ce80-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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