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| Location | United States |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features two circus elephants wearing decorative headdresses in high relief, filling the central field. The name 'BERTHA' is inscribed on the headdress of the larger elephant in the foreground. The design is enclosed by a decorative rope-style border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the bold block-letter legend 'Nugget' dominating the central field, with the script legend 'John Ascuaga's' arching above it. The circular border carries the legend 'NO CASH VALUE' repeated twice around the periphery, with the mint mark 'HH' at the base of the field. A decorative scalloped inner border frames the design. |
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| Mint | (HH) Hoffman Mint (previously known as Hoffman & Hoffman), Fort Lauderdale, United States |
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