United States, Five Dollars, 1803
- Description
- United States Mint, Philadelphia. Obverse: Capped bust of Liberty facing right, eight stars behind her head and five stars before. Reverse: Heraldic eagle, clouds and stars above. The Mint struck over thirty-three thousand of these half eagles in 1803. All were made from dies originally dated 1802. This one is among the best preserved.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- Date made
- 1803
- mint
- U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: dia. 25.2 mm; wt. 8.741 g
- place of issue
- United States
- ID Number
- NU*283645.0028
- accession number
- 283645
- catalog number
- 68.159.0164
- 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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