Object Details
- mint
- United States Assay Office of Gold
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 20 dollar coin, proof
- United States, 1853
- Obverse Image: Eagle with shield, arrows, and branch; ribbon in beak.
- Obverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TWENTY D. / 900 THOUS. / LIBERTY
- Reverse Image: Engine-turning design.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES ASSAY OFFICE OF GOLD / SAN FRANCISCO / CALIFORNIA. 1853.
- Description
- This was the final production of the provisional United States operation in San Francisco. A formal branch U.S. Mint was set up soon and began operations in the spring of 1854. A few proof strikes of the 1853 double eagle are known, including this coin.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1853
- ID Number
- 1985.0551.0720
- catalog number
- 1985.0551.0720
- accession number
- 1985.0551
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 34 mm; 1 11/32 in
- place of issue
- United States: California, San Francisco
- 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_1101971
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-4a29-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
