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Numismatics
Mint: United States Mint, founded 1792
Artist: Thomas Sully, American, born England, 1783–1872
Artist: Christian Gobrecht, American, 1785–1844
Seated Liberty
1854
Silver
6.200 g, 6:00, 23.6 mm
Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Millicent Todd Bingham
2001.87.29525
Geography:
Made in United States
Status:
On view
Culture:
American
Period:
19th Century
Classification:
Numismatics
Provenance:
Millicent Todd Bingham, to 1969; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1969–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
