25 Cents from United States Mint Artist: Thomas Sully (American, born England, 1783–1872)
Artist: Christian Gobrecht (American, 1785–1844)
Mint: United States Mint (founded 1792)

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1854

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

6.200 g, 6:00, 23.6 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Millicent Todd Bingham

Accession Number

2001.87.29525

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: QUAR. DOL., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Image of bald eagle with shield and with arrpws and olive branch in talons

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: LIBERTY, 1854, Figure of Liberty seated r. with shield and spear
Provenance
Millicent Todd Bingham, to 1969; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1969–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, money

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