Coin: silver 10 cent

Museum number:
2-34461
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034461
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Capped bust dime, 1821, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* (date) - Liberty, capped bust facing left. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNIUM / 10 C. / - eagle, head facing left, clutching olive branches and arrows, shield in eagle's breast.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Production place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1821
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: silver 10 cent, accession number 2-34461, described as Capped bust dime, 1821, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* (date) - Liberty, capped bust facing left. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNIUM / 10 C. / - eagle, head facing left, clutching olive branches and arrows, shield in eagle's breast.

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