2½ Dollars (Independence) , United States
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Liberty standing on a portion of the globe. She holds a scroll in one hand representing the Declaration of Independence and a lit torch in the other.
Latin
UNITED·STATES OF·AMERICA 1926 1776 LIBERTY
Reverse
Independence Hall
Latin
SESQUICENTENNIAL·OF AMERICAN·INDEPENDENCE IN GOD WE TRUST JRS E PLURIBUS UNUM 2 ½ DOLLARS
Specifications
- Weight4.18g
- Diameter18mm
- CompositionGold (.900)
- Orientationcoin
- ShapeRound
- TechniqueMilled
- Value2½ Dollars
Categories
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Obverse: The portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, is accompanied with the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" and the lettering "LIBERTY" and it is surrounded with the face value and the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", engravers' initials on neck truncation., Reverse: An image of the pelican, Louisiana's state bird, a trumpet with musical notes, and the outline of the Louisiana Purchase territory with and engraver's initials under it.
