5 Dollars, Clark, Gruber & Co., United States, 1860

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 5 dollar coin

Description (Brief)

United States, 1860

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a coronet. Stars around.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: CLARK & CO. / 1860

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest clutching arrows and branch.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: PIKES PEAK GOLD DENVER / FIVE D.

Produced by the Clark, Gruber & Company's mint, Denver, Colorado. For its half eagles, Clark, Gruber & Co. abandoned the Pikes Peak motif that it used on its larger coins. The company brought the designs for the five dollar pieces into conscious imitation of regular United States coins.

Date Made: 1860

Mint: Clark, Gruber & Co.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Of Issue: United States: Colorado, Denver City

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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: 1985.0441.2228Catalog Number: 1985.0441.2228Accession 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: 22 mm; 7/8 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-6a03-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1102484

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