Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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Historical Artifacts
First Steam Coinage Mint & Treasury Medal
Object Number:
1210
Date:
1836
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.8 cm )
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing Liberty cap in a glory, inscribed: "LIBERTY." Reverse bears inscription within central roundel: "FIRST/STEAM/COINAGE/MAR. 23"; legend around line border: "UNITED STATES MINT/1836."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
