Object Details
- mint
- U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
- obverse designer
- Scot, Robert
- obverse engraver
- Scot, Robert
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 dollar coin
- United States, 1797
- Obverse Image: Capped bust of Liberty facing right.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1797
- Reverse Image: Heraldic eagle, clouds and stars above.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
- Description
- Although dated 1797, this coin was probably minted in the following year. Early United States coins do not always bear the year in which they were struck. The annual visit of yellow fever to Philadelphia, and to the U.S. Mint there, imparted a disjointed quality to our early numismatics.
- What is definitely known is that Robert Scot was responsible for the designs. His new, bellicose eagle is a direct reflection of increased national tensions with the British and French. This particular coin is unique.
- Credit Line
- Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
- 1797
- ID Number
- NU.68.159.0158
- accession number
- 283645
- catalog number
- 68.159.0158
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- gold (overall material)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- 185 (overall die axis measurement)
- Measurements
- overall: 20 mm x 23 mm; 25/32 in x 29/32 in
- place of issue
- United States
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- 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
- Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
- Exhibition
- Value of Money
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1081168
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-41c6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
