Assorted U.S. Coins

Coin

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Assorted U.S. Coins

Entry/Object ID

2016.16

Description

Five U.S. coins, consisting of two nickels and three dimes. The nickels are from 1891 and 1903, whereas the dimes are from 1873, 1888, and an unidentified year in the 1800s.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Mintage

Date made

1873 - 1903

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Place of Origin

Continent

North America

Designer or Engraver

Christian Gobrecht

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Liberty, sitting on a rock, holding a staff in her left hand, and balancing a shield that says 'LIBERTY' in her right hand

Reverse

Description

'ONE DIME' surrounded by a wreath

Currency

United States Dollar

Denomination

10 cents

Grading

Grade

3 - About Good

Grader

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Date

May 11, 2021

Grading/Condition Notes

For 1873 dime

Grade

1 - Poor

Grader

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Date

May 11, 2021

Grading/Condition Notes

For 1888 dime

Grade

4 - Good

Grader

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Date

May 11, 2021

Grading/Condition Notes

For third, unknown date dime

Grade

3 - About Good

Grader

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Date

May 11, 2021

Grading/Condition Notes

For 1891 nickel

Grade

2 - Fair

Grader

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Date

May 11, 2021

Grading/Condition Notes

For 1903 nickel

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Dime

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Nickel

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

572

Dimensions

Diameter

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

For the three dimes.

Diameter

7/8 in

Dimension Notes

For the two nickels.

Composition

Material

Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Edna Wilson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Jul 2, 1969

Notes

Coins could potentially be the coins referenced in this donation