Unknown Counterfeit 1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

GLC01980.02.09

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GLC#
GLC01980.02.09-View header record
Type
Objects
Date
1799
Author/Creator
Unknown
Title
Counterfeit 1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 coin ;
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

One counterfeit silver dollar coin. The coin is copy of a 1799 Draped Bust Half Dollar, part of the Draped Bust series, which was minted from 1795 to 1803 in the United States.

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