Object Details
mint
U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
designer
Reich, John
Description (Brief)
One (1) 5 dollar coin
United States, 1822
Obverse Image: A Capped Head Liberty facing left.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1822
Reverse Image: Eagle with outstretched wings with 3 arrows and an olive branch in its talons. Scroll above the eagle's head.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / 5 D.
General Information: Although nearly 18,000 half eagles were struck in 1822, virtually all were melted down. As far as is known, only three specimens survive, two of them in the Smithsonian Institution.
Credit Line
Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
date made
1822
ID Number
NU.68.159.0190
accession number
283645
catalog number
68.159.0190
Object Name
coin
Physical Description
gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements
overall: .2 cm x 2.51 cm; 3/32 in x in
place made
United States
place of issue
United States
Related Publication
Feingold, Ellen R.. Value of Money, The
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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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1076695