Coin: silver 5 cent

Museum number:
2-34107
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034107
Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Seated liberty half dime, 1840, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* date - Liberty seated Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF / DIME / - value within wreath Size: 1.0 cm. diam. Weight: 1.21 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
Maker or artist:
Christian Gobrecht
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1863
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
weight 1.21 grams and linear 10 millimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: silver 5 cent, accession number 2-34107, described as Seated liberty half dime, 1840, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* date - Liberty seated Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF / DIME / - value within wreath Size: 1.0 cm. diam. Weight: 1.21 g.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: silver 5 cent, accession number 2-34107, described as Seated liberty half dime, 1840, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* date - Liberty seated Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF / DIME / - value within wreath Size: 1.0 cm. diam. Weight: 1.21 g.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: silver 5 cent, accession number 2-34107, described as Seated liberty half dime, 1840, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: ************* date - Liberty seated Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF / DIME / - value within wreath Size: 1.0 cm. diam. Weight: 1.21 g.

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