Object Number 1972.0132

Object Name

Coin (Half dollar)

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.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1893

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Obverse side; "* UNITED STATES OF AMERICA* COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLAR"
2. Inscription; Reverse side; "*WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO* 1893"
3. Inscription; Reverse side; "14" and "92" flanking globes
4. Mark; Reverse side; "M", on ship side below stern sail
5. Mark; Obverse side; "B" on Columbus bust, lower left

Subjects

Currency

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

1.22 (Diam) , 0.4233 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.1 (Diam) , 12 (Weight)

Object Description

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