2 1/2 Dollars, Proof, United States, 1824/1
date: label: date made
content: 1824
name: label: mint
content: U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
label: designer
content: Reich, John
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 2 1/2 dollar coin, proof
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1824
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty head wearing cap surrounded by 13 stars along coin edge.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1824
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield on chest. Scroll above eagle.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / 2 1/2 D.
label: Description
content: United States Mint, Philadelphia. Obverse: Capped head of Liberty facing left, stars around, date below. Reverse: Eagle, motto above, denomination below. This is one of six proof quarter eagles known for 1824.
label: Description
content: The obverse die used for this coin was first dated 1821. The die was redated three years later to produce a handful of proofs dated 1824. Collectors call such coins "overdates."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place of issue
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms
label: Related Web Publication
content: http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0063.0078
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0063.0078
label: accession number
content: 1988.0063
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis measurement)
label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19 mm; 3/4 in