20 Dollars, United States, 1892

Description (Brief):

One (1) 20 dollar coin

Description (Brief)

United States, 1892

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a coronet and facing left. 13 stars around.

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Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1892

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Reverse Image: Heraldic eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest. Scrolls on either side of eagle, ring of 13 stars above eagle's head, rays above stars.

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

Description (Brief)

General Information: This coin came from the Saddle Ridge Hoard.

Date Made: 1892

Mint: U.S. Mint, San FranciscoDesigner: Longacre, James Barton

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: California, San Francisco

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Credit Line: Donated by Donald H. Kagin, PhD, on behalf of the Discoverers of the Saddle Ridge Hoard

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2015.0101.1Accession Number: 2015.0101Catalog Number: 2015.0101.1

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: gold (overall material)Measurements: overall: .2 cm x 3.4 cm; 3/32 in x 1 11/32 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-d337-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1759955

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