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Name or Denominations
500 Units = 50 Cents (0.5)
Issuer
United States (pre-federal and private/territorial) (US territories United States)
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1783
Currency
Dollar
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
8.68 g
Diameter
27 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Silver
Shape
Round
Edge Type
NA
Technique
Milled
Front design
Wreath with value and 'US' inside. Legend around.
Back design
Pointed rays emanating from the Eye of Providence (all-seeing eye of God) surrounded by a circle (constellation) of thirteen stars representing the original 13 colonies. Three petal rosette below.
Year of Minting
1783
Ruler
NA
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
NA
Inscriptions
Obverse: LIBERTAS • JUSTITIA • J783 • U.S 500 Reverse: NOVA • CONSTELLATIO
Context
There are two 500 unit silver quint coins, but each is a different variety. They share the same reverse die but have different obverse dies. The variety commonly known as type 1 weighs 134.6 grains according to the Garrett catalog and 133.98 according to Breen with a diameter of 27 mm and has the standard design. It has the same provenance as the mark and is also in the Garrett Auction Catalog as item 620. This variety has a thee petal rosette located in the space midway between the start of NOVA and the end of CONSTELLATIO. Also there is a stop between the A in NOVA and the C in CONSTELLATIO. On the reverse there is a stop on either side of the date. The other variety, known as type 2 is lighter at 109.6 grains according to the Garrett catalog and 109.72 grains according to Breen and has a somewhat smaller diameter of 24 mm. The obverse die has a different rendering of the central design and has no legend. Also, it has a solid ring border with an outer beaded border, while all other varieties have only a beaded border. On the reverse this variety seems to use the same die as type 1, but at the stop before the date there is what appears to be a die break, giving the appearance of a colon rather than a stop with another small break at the tip of the nearest leaf. This example was owned by Parmelee, Ellsworth, Garrett and is now in the collection of Walter Perschke. Earlier provenance information is unknown, although it is thought Sylvester Crosby may have owned the coin at one time; it is illustrated as item 621 in the Garrett sale. (source: Louis Jordan, coins.nd.edu)
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Patterns
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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