Medal - First Steam Coinage "Liberty Cap"
Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Years | 1862-1910 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 10.75 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 120959 |
| References | MedalsUS# 622 Kenneth M. Failor, Eleonora Hayden; 1972. Medals of the United States Mint: Issued for Public Sale. Government Printing Office, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Robert W. Julian, Norris Neil Harris (ed.); 1977. Medals of the United States Mint: The First Century 1792-1892. Token and Medal Society, El Cajon, California, United States.PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) |
Commemorative issue
First Steam Coinage
Obverse
"Liberty Cap" with radiating lines.
Reverse
Occasion above the date.
Lettering:
United States Mint
First
Steam
Coinage
Feb. 22
1836
Edge
Reeded
Mint
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)Comments
While dated 1836, the bronze medals were not mined until 1862. The US mint issued this medal in three different bronze configurations, the first two being bronze treated copper, and the last being true bronze.
"Medals of the United States Mint, the First Century 1792-1892" by R.W. Julian, Token and Medal Society, 1977 - pages XXXIII-XXXIV and 193
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1862-1891) | Copper-Bronzed, proof "Mahogany colored" | 33% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1891-1910) | Copper-Bronzed, dull finish "Chocolate colored" | 33% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1901) | True Bronze, sandblasted, "Yellow Bronze" | 33% | |||||||||||||
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