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Army & Navy / Indian Head Liberty Bust
Civil War (1861–1865)
1863
Mint: United States
Medium/Technique
Copper
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 20 mm, 3 gm (13/16 in., 0.11 oz.)
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1183
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
DescriptionObv: ARMY / & / NAVY within a laurel and oak wreath with a star above and bound by crossed swords below
Rev: Indian head Liberty bust facing left with six stars to the left and seven right, 1863 below
Edge: plain
Rev: Indian head Liberty bust facing left with six stars to the left and seven right, 1863 below
Edge: plain
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.