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| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 1856-1860 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the allegorical figure of Liberty seated facing left upon a rock, draped in flowing robes, her right hand resting on a shield inscribed with the word LIBERTY and her left hand holding a pole surmounted by a Liberty cap. Thirteen six-pointed stars are arranged around the periphery, seven to the left and six to the right of the central device. The date appears in the exergue below the seated figure. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1856 - Large date - 5,780,000 1856 - Small date - 1856 - Small date; Proof - 1856 O - - 1,180,000 1856 S - - 70,000 1857 - - 5,580,000 1857 - Proof - 1857 O - - 1,540,000 1858 - - 1,540,000 1858 - Proof - 300 1858 O - - 200,000 1858 S - - 60,000 1859 - - 429,200 1859 - Proof - 800 1859 O - - 480,000 1859 S - - 60,000 1860 S - - 140,000 |
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