20 Dollars, United States, 1860
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 20 dollar coin
- United States, 1860
- Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a coronet and facing left. 13 stars around.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1860
- 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 D. / E PLURIBUS UNUM / S
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1860
- ID Number
- NU.68.159.0965
- accession number
- 283645
- catalog number
- 68.159.0965
- designer
- Longacre, James Barton
- mint
- U.S. Mint, San Francisco
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: .3 cm x 3.3 cm; 1/8 in x 1 5/16 in
- place made
- United States: California, San Francisco
- place of issue
- United States
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- United States Double Eagle
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
- Record ID
- nmah_1081824
