Object Number 1972.0129

Object Name

Coin (Fifty cents)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Miss Marion E. Wilson

Creator (Role)

United States Mint (Maker)
1792
The Mint was established by the U.S. Congress in 1792 with The Coinage Act. David Rittenhouse was appointed the first director by President George Washington and the Mint was erected in Philadelphia.

John Matthew Reich (Designer and maker)
1767-1832

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1834

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Obverse; "LIBERTY" and "1834" in low relief
2. Inscription; Reverse; "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ 50C." and "E PLURIBUS UNUM" in low relief
3. Inscription; Edge; "FIFTY CENTS [HAL]F A DOLLAR", incised
4. Inscription; Reverse, below "AMERICA"; "72.129" lightly scatched

Subjects

Currency; Great Seal of US; Eagle; Liberty

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Struck

Dimensions (inches)

0.787 (L) , 1.299 (Diam) , 0.4233 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2 (L) , 3.3 (Diam) , 12 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2000 Flights of Fancy: American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons.
• Published: p. 25, fig. 33