10 Dollars, United States, 1798

Description (Brief):

One (1) 10 dollar coin, proof

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United States, 1798

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Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a cap, facing right. 13 stars around.

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Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1798

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Reverse Image: Heraldic 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, ribbon held in beak, 13 stars above eagle's head, 6 cloud-like shapes above stars.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM

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General Information: 1798 over 1797.

Early eagles had numerous variations in the number and placement of obverse and reverse stars, details on the federal shield, and the date. This piece (with thirteen stars and a 1797 die redated to 1798) is one of the rarer varieties. About a dozen specimens are known including this one in the National Numismatic Collection.

Date Made: 1798

Mint: U.S. Mint, PhiladelphiaDesigner: Scot, Robert

Location: Currently not on view

Place Of Issue: United StatesPlace Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, Coins, Currency and Medals, Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection

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

Related Publication: Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms

Credit Line: Estate of Josiah K. Lilly

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.68.159.0267Accession Number: 283645Catalog Number: 68.159.0267

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: gold (overall material)0 (overall die axis)0 (overall die axis measurement)struck (overall production method)Measurements: overall: 33 mm; 1 5/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-1192-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1079700

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