Pattern 1/2 "Disme"
Date1792
Artist/Maker
Robert Birch
engraver & designer
Maker
United States Mint
MediumSilver
Dimensions17 mm.
Credit LineGift of the Lasser family
Object number2002-77,9
DescriptionObv. - Bust of Liberty to l.Rev. - Eagle, 3/4 facing, flying up and to the l.
Edge - Reeded
InscribedObv. - LIB . PAR . OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY, 1792 below truncation
Rev. - UNI . STATES OF AMERICA, HALF DISME * below eagle
ProvenanceSold at auction by Stack's, 29 November 1989, lot 351.
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