Live auction - fwo_397703 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 5 Dollars or "Indian Head" 1913 Philadelphie
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 520 € |
| Maximum bid : | 550 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 July 2016 15:37:37 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : 5 Dollars or "Indian Head"
Date: 1913
Mint name / Town : Philadelphie
Quantity minted : 915901
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8,4 g.
Edge : cannelée
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie conserve une grande partie de son brillant d’origine
Obverse
Obverse legend : LIBERTY 1913 EN CREUX.
Obverse description : Tête de chef indien à gauche entouré de treize étoiles (six devant et sept derrière).
Reverse
Reverse legend : UNITED - STATES OF - AMERICA/ FIVE DOLLARS/ E/ PLURIBUS/ UNUM - IN/ GOD/ WE/ TRUST.
Reverse description : Aigle debout à gauche sur un faisceau.
Reverse translation : (États-Unis d'Amérique/ 5 dollars / plusieurs il ne font qu'un/ en Dieu, nous croyons.
Commentary
Ce type, très connu et apprécié des collectionneurs fut frappé entre 1908 et 1929 pour les ateliers de Philadelphie, Denver (depuis 1908), La Nouvelle-Orléans qui ferme en 1909 et San-Francisco. En fait la pièce fut fabriquée jusqu'en 1916 et ensuite, seulement en 1929.
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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