50 Cents, Pattern, United States, 1916
50 Cents, Pattern, United States, 1916
- Description
- United States Mint, Philadelphia. Obverse: Liberty walking left, towards the dawn; date below. Reverse: Eagle perched, facing left. These motifs on this pattern foreshadow most of the design elements that Adolph A. Weinman employed on the final dies for production. However, there are differences in the placement and size of lettering on both sides of this prototype from the coin that was adopted. Perhaps ten specimens exist including this one. [reference no. Judd 1797]
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- Date made
- 1916
- mint
- U.S. Mint. Philadelphia
- place of issue
- United States
- Physical Description
- silver (overall material)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 mm x 30.6 mm; 3/32 in x 1 7/32 in
- ID Number
- NU.NU64237
- accession number
- 237132
- catalog number
- NU64237
- Credit Line
- Douglas, B M
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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