United States, Ten Dollars, 1803
- Description
- United States Mint, Philadelphia. Obverse: Capped bust of Liberty facing right; date below. Reverse: Heraldic eagle, stars and clouds above. This was designed by Robert Scot. Nearly nine thousand of these coins (whose reverse bears small stars rather than large ones) were coined during the second half of the year 1803. This coin may be the most perfectly preserved of them all.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- Date made
- 1803
- mint
- U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
- Physical Description
- gold (overall material)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: dia. 32.4 mm; wt. 17.495 g
- place of issue
- United States
- ID Number
- NU*283645.0027
- accession number
- 283645
- catalog number
- 68.159.0271
- subject
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- See more items in
- Political History: National Numismatic Collection
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- Credit Line
- Lilly, Josiah K
- Publication title
- Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms
- Publication URL
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm
- Additional Media
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