5 Dollars (San Francisco Old Mint Centennial) , United States
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Coin Details
Obverse
A rendition of the Old Mint modeled on the original 1869 construction drawing by A.B. Mullett.
Latin
LIBERTY 1906 2006 E PLURIBUS UNUM JFM CLV San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Centennial
E PLURIBUS UNUM = Out of many, one.
Reverse
Christian Gobrecht’s 1906 Coronet Liberty Half Eagle reverse. A ribbon above the eagle includes the motto “In God We Trust”.
Latin
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST S • FIVE D. •
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½ Dollar (Hudson)
Obverse: An image recalling the seal of the city of Hudson on the obverse. The god Neptune sits backward on a whale while holding his trident. A mermaid appears to the left, blowing a conch shell. A banner above the image reads “Et Decus Et Pretium Recti” (Both the Honor and Reward of the Righteous), Reverse: Henry Hudson’s ship, the Half Moon. A somewhat cartoonish crescent moon appears to the left, implying the name of the ship.
