Coin: silver 5 cent

Museum number:
2-34450
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034450
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Capped bust half dime, 1830, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* date - Liberty, capped bust facing left Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E. PLURIBUS UNUM / 5 C. - eagle, facing left, clutching branches and arrows, shield, motto above
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:
1830
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: silver 5 cent, accession number 2-34450, described as Capped bust half dime, 1830, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* date - Liberty, capped bust facing left Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E. PLURIBUS UNUM / 5 C. - eagle, facing left, clutching branches and arrows, shield, motto above

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