10 Dollars, United States, 1916

Description (Brief):

One (1) 10 dollar coin

Description (Brief)

United States, 1916

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty wearing a feather headdress, 13 stars along top edge of coin.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1916

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Eagle with wings folded standing on bundle of arrows and branch.

Description (Brief)

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

The 1916 eagle from San Francisco is a fairly scarce coin in any condition, but one in this condition is an extremely rare coin.

Date Made: 1916

Mint: U.S. Mint, San FranciscoDesigner: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus

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: 1985.0441.1408Catalog Number: 1985.0441.1408Accession 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: 27 mm; 1 1/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-167f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1089337

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