John Paul Jones
Augustin Dupré
(French, 1748–1833)
Jean-Antoine Houdon
(French, 1741–1828)
dated 1779; restruck 1927
MintPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 55 mm, 78.5 gm (2 3/16 in., 2.77 oz.)
Credit LineGift of John Templeman Coolidge
Accession number32.155
On View
Not on viewClassificationsNumismatics
DescriptionA naval hero of the Revolution, Jones perhaps is best known today for the words that he may (or may not) have uttered as commander of "Bonhomme Richard" during its victory over the British warship "Serapis:" "I have not yet begun to fight!"
ProvenanceLent by J. Templeman Coolidge / February 27, 1929
