Object Details
- mint
- U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
- Description
- United States Mint, Philadelphia. A fire at the Mint in January 1816 brought silver and gold coinage to a halt for months. No 1816 half dollars were struck. Someone letter-punched this planchet by hand by way of commemoration.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- R. E. Cox
- 1816
- ID Number
- NU.244872.0008
- accession number
- 244872
- catalog number
- 244872.0008
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- silver (overall material)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 33 mm; 1 5/16 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_1076261
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-53ee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
