Object Details
- mint
- U.S. Mint. Philadelphia
- Description
- United States Mint, Philadelphia. Obverse: Capped head of Liberty facing right; stars around and date below. Reverse: Heraldic eagle, stars and clouds above, denomination below. This is one of a series of pattern half dollars by Charles E. Barber. The obverse design is essentially identical with the format adopted for coinage in 1892. The reverse is different, and the clouds above the eagle never appeared on circulating coinage. This pattern is unique.
- Credit Line
- Transfer from the United States Mint
- 1891
- ID Number
- 1985.0441.2080
- catalog number
- 1985.0441.2080
- accession number
- 1985.0441
- Object Name
- coin
- pattern coin
- Physical Description
- silver (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 mm x 30.5 mm; 3/32 in x 1 3/16 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
- Exhibition
- The Value of Money
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1100114
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-6150-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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