3 Dollars, United States, 1854

3 Dollars, United States, 1854

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 3 dollar coin, proof
United States, 1854
Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty head wearing feathered headdress.
Obverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LIBERTY
Reverse Image: Wreath made of wheat, corn, cotton, and tobacco.
Reverse Text: 3 DOLLARS / 1854
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
coin
date made
1854
mint
U.S. Mint. Philadelphia
designer
Longacre, James Barton
place made
United States
place of issue
United States
Physical Description
gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements
overall:.1 cm x 1.95 cm; 1/32 in x 25/32 in
ID Number
1985.0441.0491
catalog number
1985.0441.0491
accession number
1985.0441
Credit Line
U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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