20 Dollars, Proof, United States, 1888

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Object Details

maker

United States Mint

designer

Longacre, James Barton

mint

U.S. Mint, Philadelphia

Description (Brief)

One (1) 20 dollar coin, proof

United States, 1888

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

Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1888

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.

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

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Transfer: US Mint

date made

1888

ID Number

1985.0441.1020

accession number

1985.0441

catalog number

1985.0441.1020

Object Name

coin

Physical Description

gold (overall metal)

0 (overall die axis)

0 (overall die axis measurement)

struck (overall production method)

Measurements

overall: 2.3 mm x 34.2 mm; 3/32 in x 1 11/32 in

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

place of issue

United States

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-7857-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1085190