2 1/2 Dollars, Proof, United States, 1825

Description (Brief):

One (1) 2 1/2 dollar coin, proof

Description (Brief)

United States, 1825

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty head wearing cap surrounded by 13 stars along coin edge.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1825

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield on chest. Scroll above eagle.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / 2 1/2 D.

Perhaps three proofs including this one exist in this denomination exist for 1825. All of the early proof coins in the National Numismatic Collection came to the Smithsonian Institution as a result of the transfer from the U.S. Mint during the 1920s.

Date Made: 1825

Mint: U.S. Mint, PhiladelphiaDesigner: Reich, John

Location: Currently not on view

Place Of Issue: United States

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Related Web Publication: http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm

Related Publication: Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms

Credit Line: U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1988.0063.0066Catalog Number: 1988.0063.0066Accession Number: 1988.0063

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: gold (overall metal)0 (overall die axis)0 (overall die axis measurement)struck (overall production method)Measurements: overall: 19 mm; 3/4 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-3e7e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1076826

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