20 Dollars, United States, 1888
Object Details
- United States Mint
- designer
- Longacre, James Barton
- mint
- U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 20 dollar coin
- United States, 1888
- Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a coronet and facing left. 13 stars around.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1888
- Reverse Image: Heraldic eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest. Scrolls on either side of eagle, ring of 13 stars above eagle's head, rays above stars.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TWENTY DOLLARS / IN GOD WE TRUST / E PLURIBUS UNUM
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Bureau of Customs
- 1888
- ID Number
- NU.297035.0010
- accession number
- 297035
- catalog number
- 71.91.692
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 2.2 mm x 34.2 mm; 3/32 in x 1 11/32 in
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- place of issue
- United States
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- United States Double Eagle
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1085193
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-7858-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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