Object Details
- mint
- U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
- designer
- Kneass, William
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 dollar coin, proof
- United States, 1835
- Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty head with curled hair and wearing headband. 13 stars along coin edge.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1835
- Reverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest with vertical stripes on bottom part and horizontal stripes on top part.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 5 D.
- Description
- This is one of two 1835 proof half eagles that appear to have been struck for presentation abroad. However, they seem to have been dispersed in the United States.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1835
- ID Number
- 1991.0357.0013
- catalog number
- 1991.0357.0013
- accession number
- 1991.0357
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 170 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 22.5 mm; 7/8 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_1077386
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-10a9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
