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20 Dollars, Moffat & Co., United States, 1853

Object Details

Description (Brief)
One (1) 20 dollar coin, proof
United States, 1853
Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a coronet.
Obverse Text: MOFFAT & CO / 1853
Reverse Image: Eagle with outstretched wings, breast shield with ribbons from both sides, arrows in claw, rays and stars above eagle.
Reverse Text: SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA / TWENTY D.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Moffat & Company
Date made
1853
Credit Line
United States Mint
Physical Description
gold (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements
overall:;
Object Name
Coin
20 Dollars
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