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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
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