Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 2 1/2 dollar coin
- United States, 1824
- Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty head wearing cap surrounded by 13 stars along coin edge.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1824
- Reverse Image: American eagle with wings oustretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest with vertical stripes on bottom part and horizontal stripes on top part, ribbon over eagle's head.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / 2 1/2 D.
- General Information: 1824 stamped over 1821.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- mint
- United States Mint
- designer
- Reich, John
- Date made
- 1824
- Credit Line
- Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: .1 cm x 1.9 cm; 1/32 in x 3/4 in
- Object Name
- coin
