Coin: silver 10 cent

Museum number:
2-34103
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034103
Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Capped bust silver ten cent, minted 1836 in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* (date) - Liberty, capped bust facing left. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNIUM / 10 C. / - eagle, head facing left, holding olive branch and arrows, shield on chest. Size: 1.7 cm. diam. Weight: 2.49 g.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Production place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1836
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
weight 2.49 grams and linear 17 millimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: silver 10 cent, accession number 2-34103, described as Capped bust silver ten cent, minted 1836 in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* (date) - Liberty, capped bust facing left. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNIUM / 10 C. / - eagle, head facing left, holding olive branch and arrows, shield on chest. Size: 1.7 cm. diam. Weight: 2.49 g.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: silver 10 cent, accession number 2-34103, described as Capped bust silver ten cent, minted 1836 in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* (date) - Liberty, capped bust facing left. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNIUM / 10 C. / - eagle, head facing left, holding olive branch and arrows, shield on chest. Size: 1.7 cm. diam. Weight: 2.49 g.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: silver 10 cent, accession number 2-34103, described as Capped bust silver ten cent, minted 1836 in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* (date) - Liberty, capped bust facing left. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNIUM / 10 C. / - eagle, head facing left, holding olive branch and arrows, shield on chest. Size: 1.7 cm. diam. Weight: 2.49 g.

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