Live auction - fwo_1103311 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2 1/2 Dollar “Liberty Head” 1854 Nouvelle Orléans
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| Estimate : | 700 € |
| Price : | 740 € |
| Maximum bid : | 750 € |
| End of the sale : | 14 April 2026 18:46:38 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : 2 1/2 Dollar “Liberty Head”
Date: 1854
Mint name / Town : Nouvelle Orléans
Quantity minted : 153000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 899 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,19 g.
Edge : cannelée
Obverse
Obverse legend : 1854.
Obverse description : Tête de Liberté à gauche avec un bandeau inscrit LIBERTY et entourée de treize étoiles.
Reverse
Reverse legend : UNITED - STATES OF - AMERICA/ 2 1/2 D..
Reverse description : Aigle debout de face sur un foudre, tournant la tête à gauche, les ailes déployées.
Reverse translation : (États-Unis d'Amérique).
Commentary
Ce type fut frappé entre 1840 et 1907. A partir de 1857, le revers a été légèrement modifié avec des lettres et des pointes de flèches plus petites.
Pas moins de cinq ateliers différents ont frappé ce type : Philadelphie, l’atelier directeur (sans lettre d’atelier) Charlotte en Caroline du Nord (lettte C), Dahlonega en (Géorgie (lettre D), la Nouvelle-Orléans (lettre O) et San Francisco (lettre S)..
This type was struck between 1840 and 1907. From 1857 onwards, the reverse was slightly modified with smaller letters and arrowheads. No fewer than five different mints struck this type: Philadelphia, the Master Mint (without a mint letter), Charlotte, North Carolina (letter C), Dahlonega, Georgia (letter D), New Orleans (letter O), and San Francisco (letter S).
Pas moins de cinq ateliers différents ont frappé ce type : Philadelphie, l’atelier directeur (sans lettre d’atelier) Charlotte en Caroline du Nord (lettte C), Dahlonega en (Géorgie (lettre D), la Nouvelle-Orléans (lettre O) et San Francisco (lettre S)..
This type was struck between 1840 and 1907. From 1857 onwards, the reverse was slightly modified with smaller letters and arrowheads. No fewer than five different mints struck this type: Philadelphia, the Master Mint (without a mint letter), Charlotte, North Carolina (letter C), Dahlonega, Georgia (letter D), New Orleans (letter O), and San Francisco (letter S).
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