2 1/2 Dollars, Proof, United States, 1837

Description (Brief):

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

Description (Brief)

United States, 1837

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty wearing a headband, 13 stars along coin edge.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1837

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Reverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest.

Description (Brief)

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

Two other quarter eagle proofs have been reported for 1837, although those two may be the same coin, sold in 1904 and kept in hiding for three-quarters of a century!

Date Made: 1837

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: 1985.0441.0284Catalog Number: 1985.0441.0284Accession Number: 1985.0441

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: struck (overall production method)gold (overall metal)0 (overall die axis)0 (overall die axis measurement)Measurements: overall: 18.5 mm; 23/32 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-1f93-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1077579

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