20 Dollars, United States Assay Office of Gold, United States, 1853
20 Dollars, United States Assay Office of Gold, United States, 1853
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 20 dollar coin
- United States, 1853
- Obverse Image: Eagle with shield, arrows, and branch; ribbon in beak.
- Obverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TWENTY D. / 900 THOUS. / LIBERTY
- Reverse Image: Engine-turning design.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES ASSAY OFFICE OF GOLD / SAN FRANCISCO / CALIFORNIA. 1853.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Coin
- Date made
- 1853
- mint
- United States Assay Office of Gold
- place made
- United States: California, San Francisco
- city
- United States: California, San Francisco
- city and province
- United States: California, San Francisco
- province
- United States: California
- country
- United States
- Physical Description
- gold (overall material)
- ID Number
- 1988.0063.0006
- accession number
- 1988.0063
- catalog number
- 1988.0063.0006
- Credit Line
- United States Mint
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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