Live auction - fwo_381724 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 5 Cents “capped bust” 1832 Philadelphie
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| Estimate : | 160 € |
| Price : | 105 € |
| Maximum bid : | 110 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 July 2016 15:39:46 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : 5 Cents “capped bust”
Date: 1832
Mint name / Town : Philadelphie
Quantity minted : 965000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 892 ‰
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,31 g.
Edge : cannelée
Coments on the condition:
L’avers a été légèrement nettoyé tandis que le revers conserve son brillant d’origine
Obverse
Obverse legend : 1832.
Obverse description : portrait de Liberté à gauche portant un bonnet sur lequel est inscrit LIBERTY.
Reverse
Reverse legend : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM // 5 C..
Reverse description : aigle héraldique aux ailes déployées tenant un rameau et des flèches.
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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