10 Dollars, United States, 1795

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 10 dollar coin

Description (Brief)

United States, 1795

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Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a cap, facing right. 15 stars around.

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Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1795

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Reverse Image: Small eagle perched on a palm branch with wings outstretched, holding a wreath aloft in its beak.

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Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Date Made: 1795

Mint: United States MintObverse Designer: Scot, RobertObverse Engraver: Scot, Robert

Place Made: United StatesPlace Of Issue: United States

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

Exhibition: The Value of Money

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.84.76.1Accession Number: 1984.1125Catalog Number: 84.76.1

Object Name: Coin

Physical Description: gold (overall metal)0 (overall die axis)190 (overall die axis measurement)struck (overall production method)Measurements: overall: 1 mm x 33 mm; 1/32 in x 1 5/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-87b3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1060644

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