10 Dollars (Martin van Buren's Liberty; Bullion Coinage) , United States
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Design from the Liberty Seated Dime minted between 1837 and 1891.
Latin
8TH PRESIDENCY LIBERTY W 1837-1841 IN GOD WE TRUST-2008
Reverse
Young Martin Van Buren reading a book under a tree. In the background is the tavern operated by his family in Kinderhook, New York.
Latin
· UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · E PLURIBUS UNUM · $10 · 1/2 Oz. .9999 FINE GOLD
Specifications
- Weight15.552g
- Diameter26.5mm
- Thickness1.88mm
- CompositionGold (.9999)
- Orientationcoin
- ShapeRound
- TechniqueMilled
- Value10 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: The statue "Commonwealth", an allegorical female figure, against the outline of the state, is accompanied with the state's name ("PENNSYLVANIA"), the date of its admission into Union ("1787"), a keystone which illustrates its nickname (The Keystone State), the three words "VIRTUE LIBERTY INDEPENDENCE", the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" at the bottom and engraver's initials to the right of statue's legs.