5 Dollars, Proof, United States, 1836

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One (1) 5 dollar coin, proof

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United States, 1836

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Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty head with curled hair and wearing headband. 13 stars along coin edge.

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Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1836

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Reverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest with vertical stripes on bottom part and horizontal stripes on top part.

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Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 5 D.

This coin is one of two proof half eagles dated 1836. They may have been struck to commemorate the admission of Arkansas as the twenty-fifth state. Eminent numismatic researcher Walter Breen asserted that belief in his encyclopedia of U.S. coins.

Date Made: 1836

Mint: U.S. Mint, PhiladelphiaDesigner: Kneass, William

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: 1985.0441.0275Catalog Number: 1985.0441.0275Accession Number: 1985.0441

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: gold (overall metal)0 (overall die axis)0 (overall die axis measurement)struck (overall production method)Measurements: overall: dia. 22.5 mm; wt. 8.354 g

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-1191-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1077488

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