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Collections Object
2 1/2 Dollars, Proof, United States, 1847
Date made
1847
mint
U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
designer
Gobrecht, Christian
ID Number
1985.0441.0392
catalog number
1985.0441.0392
accession number
1985.0441
Description
One (1) 2 1/2 dollar coin, proof
United States, 1847
Obverse Image: Left facing Liberty with hair tied in a bun and wearing a coronet. 13 stars around.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1847
Reverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 2 1/2 D.
This coin is the only proof quarter eagle known for 1847.
Location
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