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2 1/2 Dollars, United States, 1912

Object Details

Description (Brief)
One (1) 2 1/2 dollar coin
United States, 1912
Obverse Image: Left-facing Native American head wearing feather headdress surrounded by 13 stars along coin edge.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1912
Reverse Image: Eagle standing on bunch of arrows and branch, wings folded.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / IN GOD WE TRUST / 2 1/2 DOLLARS
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
mint
United States Mint
designer
Pratt, Bela Lyon
Date made
1912
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:;
Object Name
coin
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