10 Dollars, United States, 1797

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USA, 10 dollars, 1797, obverse
USA, 10 dollars, 1797, reverse

Object Details

mint

United States Mint

designer

Scot, Robert

Description (Brief)

One (1) 10 dollar coin

United States, 1797

Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a cap, facing right. 16 stars around.

Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1797

Reverse Image: Heraldic eagle holding arrows and branch in its talons, shield over chest.

Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM

Credit Line

Estate of Josiah K. Lilly

date made

1797

ID Number

NU.68.159.0265

accession number

283645

catalog number

68.159.0265

Object Name

coin

Physical Description

gold (overall metal)

0 (overall die axis)

0 (overall die axis measurement)

struck (overall production method)

Measurements

overall: 1 mm x 33.1 mm; 1/32 in x 1 5/16 in

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

place of issue

United States

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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection

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/ng49ca746a9-4706-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1079692