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1 Ounce - Joseph Smith Palmyra, New York
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| Technique | Die-struck |
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| Obverse description | Frontal portrait bust of Joseph Smith in high relief occupying the central field, with the legend JOSEPH SMITH arching along the upper rim. Five historically significant dates — 1805 and 1844 to the left, and 1820, 1823, and 1830 to the right — flank the portrait, commemorating key milestones in Smith's life and the founding of the LDS Church. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a simple one-story wood-frame house with a chimney, central door, and two flanking windows, representing the Joseph Smith family home in Palmyra, New York. The legend PALMYRA, NY arches along the upper rim, with Home of Joseph Smith inscribed in the field below the building, and ESTABLISHED 1789 along the lower rim. |
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