fwo_407963 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 10 Dollars or "Liberty" 1899 Philadelphie
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Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 685.00 €
Type : 10 Dollars or "Liberty"
Date: 1899
Mint name / Town : Philadelphie
Quantity minted : 1262305
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 16,76 g.
Edge : cannelée
Obverse
Obverse legend : 1899.
Obverse description : Tête de la Liberté à gauche entourée de treize étoiles avec un bandeau inscrit LIBERTY.
Reverse
Reverse legend : UNITED. STATES. OF. AMERICA/ TEN D./ - IN/ GOD/ WE/ TRUST.
Reverse description : Aigle debout à gauche sur un faisceau.
Reverse translation : (États-Unis d'Amérique ; 10 dollars ; De plusieurs ils ne font qu'un ; en Dieu, nous faisons confiance).
Historical background
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(since 1776)
George Washington (1732-1799) is elected the first president of the United States. He wrote the Constitution of 1787. Presidents John Adams (1797-1801), Jefferson (1801-1809), Madison (1809-1817) and Monroe (1817-1825) allowed the first thirteen states to organize and train in the Union of new members: Vermont in 1791, Kentucky in 1792, Tennessee in 1796, Ohio in 1803 without forgetting Louisiana which Bonaparte sold for 15 million dollars. The second war with England (1812-1814) led to the Treaty of Ghent (1814). Florida enters the Union in 1819. The United States extends towards the South and will face the Mexicans. In 1836, Fort Alamo was destroyed by General de Santa Anna..
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