20 Dollars, United States, 1900

Description (Brief):

One (1) 20 dollar coin, proof

Description (Brief)

United States, 1900

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a coronet and facing left. 13 stars around.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1900

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Reverse Image: Heraldic eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest. Scrolls on either side of eagle, ring of 13 stars above eagle's head, rays above stars.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TWENTY DOLLARS / IN GOD WE TRUST / E PLURIBUS UNUM

Date Made: 1900

Maker: United States MintDesigner: Longacre, James BartonMint: U.S. Mint, Philadelphia

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, PhiladelphiaPlace Of Issue: United States

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, United States Double Eagle, Coins, Currency and Medals

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Credit Line: Transfer: US Mint

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1985.0441.1173Catalog Number: 1985.0441.1173Accession 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: wt. 33.434 g

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-497a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1086913

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