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1 Dollar, Pattern, United States, 1871

Object Details

Description (Brief)
One (1) dollar coin, pattern
United States, 1871
Obverse Image: Seated Liberty wearing a feather headdress, holding a staff in one hand and resting the other on a globe.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1871
Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest clutching arrows and branch in talons. Scroll above eagle.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / IN GOD WE TRUST / ONE DOL.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
mint
United States Mint
Date made
1871
Credit Line
Chase Manhattan Bank
Physical Description
silver (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements
overall:;
Object Name
coin
Coin, 1 Dollar
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