Liberty Seated type (flying eagle reverse)
Christian Gobrecht
(American, about 1785–1844)
a design by
Thomas Sully
(obverse) (American (born in England), 1783–1872)
Titian Ramsay Peale
(reverse) (American, 1799–1885)
1836
MintPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 38.5 mm, 26.96 gm (1 1/2 in., 0.95 oz.)
Credit LineThe Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession number2004.865
On View
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.
Christian Gobrecht
dated 1837, possibly modified 1836
Christian Gobrecht
dated 1838, possibly modified 1836
