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| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1882 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Bust of William Penn facing slightly left, wearing a broad-brimmed hat, in relief within a beaded circle, flanked by the vertical dates 1682 and 1882. The outer legend reads MINT OF THE UNITED STATES above and * PHILADELPHIA * below, separated by six-pointed stars. |
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| Obverse lettering | vertical 1682; to r., vertical 1882--all within beaded circle; outside, above around Mint of the United States; below * Philadelphia * |
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| Reverse lettering | Within beaded circle, in 12 lines across, OFFICERS / OF U.S. MINT / A. LOUDON SNOWDEN / SUPERINTENDENT / JACOB B. ECKFELDT / ASSAYER / JAMES C. BOOTH / MELTER AND REFINER / OLIVER C. BOSBYSHELL / COINER / CHAS. E. BARBER / ENGRAVER; outside, above around BI-CENTENNIAL OF PENNSYLVANIA below * OCTOBER 24, 1882. * |
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