v37_1580 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 5 dollars or (Half Eagle) "Liberty head" ou "Classic head" 1836 Philadelphie
MONNAIES 37 (2009)
Starting price : 480.00 €
Estimate : 700.00 €
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Starting price : 480.00 €
Estimate : 700.00 €
unsold lot
Type : 5 dollars or (Half Eagle) "Liberty head" ou "Classic head"
Date: 1836
Mint name / Town : Philadelphie
Quantity minted : 553147
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 899 ‰
Diameter : 22,33 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8,24 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Usure régulière de circulation sur les reliefs et traces d’un léger nettoyage. Rayure sous le S de STATES. Des marques de manipulation dans les champs
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : 1836.
Obverse description : Tête de Liberté à gauche avec un bandeau inscrit LIBERTY ; entourée de treize étoiles.
Reverse
Reverse legend : UNITED - STATES OF - AMERICA/ 5 D..
Reverse description : Aigle debout de face sur un foudre, tournant la tête à gauche, les ailes déployées.
Commentary
Coin choqué au droit.
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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