Coin: silver 25 cent

Museum number:
2-34510
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034510
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Capped bust 25 cent piece, 1838, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* date - Liberty, capped bust facing left. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 25 C / - eagle with shield, arrows and olive branch clutched in talons, head facing left
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
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money) and Quarter dollars
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1838
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: silver 25 cent, accession number 2-34510, described as Capped bust 25 cent piece, 1838, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* date - Liberty, capped bust facing left. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 25 C / - eagle with shield, arrows and olive branch clutched in talons, head facing left

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