10 Dollars, United States, 1795

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Object Details

mint

United States Mint

obverse designer

Scot, Robert

obverse engraver

Scot, Robert

Description (Brief)

One (1) 10 dollar coin

United States, 1795

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

Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1795

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

Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Credit Line

U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration

date made

1795

ID Number

NU.84.76.1

accession number

1984.1125

catalog 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

place made

United States

place of issue

United States

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Exhibition

Value of Money

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

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

Record ID

nmah_1060644