Object Details
- J.S. Ormsby
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 dollar coin
- United States, 1849
- Obverse Image: N/A
- Obverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / CAL. / J.S.O
- Reverse Image: 20 stars around.
- Reverse Text: 5 DOLLS
- Description
- Produced by J.S. Ormsby & Company in San Francisco, California.
- The Ormsby operation got underway in the autumn of 1849, however the venture was not a success. The coins that were struck were crude and not worth their face value in metal. Most of them were melted down in short order. Two denominations were struck, evidently by means of a sledgehammer. Five ten-dollar pieces are known from this company. This is the only five-dollar piece known.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Harvey G. and Lawrence R. Stack
- 1849
- ID Number
- 1993.0531.0001
- accession number
- 1993.0531
- catalog number
- 1993.0531.0001
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- gold (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 mm; 29/32 in
- Place Made
- United States: California
- 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_472693
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-6ce1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
