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DIX obverse (Flag type reverse)
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 Number2004.1185
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
DescriptionObv: * IF ANYBODY ATTEMPTS TO TEAR IT DOWN around a plain circle containing * * SHOOT HIM * * / ON THE SPOT around a braided rope design containing DIX (die #413)
Rev: (ornament) THE FLAG OF OUR UNION (ornament) / 1863 around a flag with 25 stars surmounted by a liberty cap and surrounded by 13 stars
Edge: plain
Rev: (ornament) THE FLAG OF OUR UNION (ornament) / 1863 around a flag with 25 stars surmounted by a liberty cap and surrounded by 13 stars
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.