Transitional Matron Head type ("Booby Head")
William Kneass
(American, 1781–1841)
Christian Gobrecht
(American, about 1785–1844)
Robert Scot
(obverse) (American (born in Scotland), 1745–1823)
John Reich
(reverse) (American (born in Bavaria), 1768–1833)
1839
MintPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/TechniqueCopper
Credit LineThe Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession number2004.735
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Not on viewClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.