Object Details
- mint
- U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
- designer
- Longacre, James Barton
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 3 dollar coin, proof
- United States, 1857
- Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty head wearing feathered headdress.
- Obverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LIBERTY
- Reverse Image: Wreath made of wheat, corn, cotton, and tobacco.
- Reverse Text: 3 DOLLARS / 1857
- Description
- Including this one, five proof $3 pieces are currently known for 1857.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint
- 1857
- ID Number
- 1985.0441.0537
- catalog number
- 1985.0441.0537
- accession number
- 1985.0441
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 20.5 mm; 13/16 in
- place of issue
- United States
- Related Publication
- Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms
- Related Web Publication
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1079588
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0be1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
