Issuing authority
United States
Federal issuer of coinage and, through several authorities, many distinct classes of paper money.
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- Region
- North America, North America
- Recorded period
- 1776 – present
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Catalogue entries (117)
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
banknotes
5 Dollars, Kirtland Safety Society Bank, Ohio, United States, 1837
1837-02-10
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1992.0281.1635), dated 1837-02-10, place made: United States: Ohio, Kirtland. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: note. Maker or mint: Kirtland Safety Society Bank. Materials: paper (overall material); overall: 7.8 cm x 17.4 cm x.01 cm…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
½ dime or 5 cents from the United States of America, 1839
1839
Silver coin. Obverse: Liberty Seated, looking left, holding a spear with pennant in the left hand and an escutcheon in the right hand. Surrounded by stars. At the bottom, year. Reverse: between two tied branches, value designation in two lines: half dime. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
3c Washington City Despatch local post stamp
1842
3c Washington City Despatch local post stamp — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2001.2001.330), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 40L1. Dated by the museum: 1842. Medium: paper; ink (engraved); adhesive. Local posts and private letter carriers operated in American citie…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
medals
Indian Peace Medal, John Tyler, United States, 1841
1842
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.67.98140), dated 1842, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: medal / medal; Indian Peace; Presidential. Maker or mint: United States Mint. Materials: struck (overall production method); bronze (overall metal…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
2c D.O. Blood & Co. City Despatch Post forgery single
1843
2c D.O. Blood & Co. City Despatch Post forgery single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2004.2019.26), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 15L5. Dated by the museum: 1843. Medium: paper; ink (black). Local posts and private letter carriers operated in American cities in…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
5c American Letter Mail Co. forgery single
1844
5c American Letter Mail Co. forgery single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2004.2019.12), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 5L3. Dated by the museum: 1844. Medium: paper; ink (blue). Local posts and private letter carriers operated in American cities in the nineteent…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
10c St. Louis Bear type I postmaster provisional single
1845
10c St. Louis Bear type I postmaster provisional single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 0.058133.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 11X2. Dated by the museum: 1845. Medium: paper (greenish wove); ink (black). Postmaster provisionals were stamps or handstamps produ…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
5c Washington New York postmaster provisional ACM signed single
1845-1846
5c Washington New York postmaster provisional ACM signed single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 0.260305.151.9.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 9X1. Dated by the museum: 1845-1846. Depicts: George Washington, American, 1732 - 1799. Medium: paper (bluish wove); in…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
5c Providence, RI provisional, single
1846
5c Providence, RI provisional, single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 0.260305.151.10.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 10X1. Dated by the museum: 1846. Medium: paper(yellowish white); ink (gray black ). Postmaster provisionals were stamps or handstamps produced…
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United States Post Office Department; scanned April 2005 by User:Stan Shebs
stamps
United States First Issue, 1847
1847
The United States First Issue of 1847 is the first general issue of adhesive postage stamps authorized for nationwide postal service by the United States government post office. Released on July 1, 1847, the issue consists of two line-engraved, imperforate stamps: a five-cent denomination depicting Benjamin Franklin…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
1 Dollar Coin, United States, 1849
1849
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.0413), dated 1849, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: United States Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall:.9 mm x 12.9 mm; 1/32 in…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Dollars, Mormon Mint, United States, 1849
1849
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1985.0441.2221), dated 1849, place made: United States: Utah. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: Mormon Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method).
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
9.43 Dollar Ingot, Moffat & Co., United States, 1849
1849
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1991.0009.0989), dated 1849, place made: United States: California. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin / ingot / bar. Maker or mint: Moffat & Company. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall:…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Dollars, Mormon Mint, United States, 1850
1850
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.1227), dated 1850, place made: United States: Utah. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: Mormon Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method).
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
medals
Indian Peace Medal, Millard Fillmore, United States, 1850
1850
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.211250.0013), dated 1850, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Medal. Maker or mint: Fillmore, Millard. Materials: struck (overall production method); silver (overall metal); circular (overall shape); overa…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
25 Cents, United States, 1853
1853
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1979.1263.00171), dated 1853, place made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: United States Mint. Materials: silver (overall material).
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
50 Dollars, United States Assay Office of Gold, United States, 1853
1853
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.1202), dated 1853, place made: United States: California. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: United States Assay Office of Gold. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method).
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
medals
Indian Peace Medal, Franklin Pierce United States, 1853
1853
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.67.98148), dated 1853, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: medal / medal; Presidential; Indian Peace. Maker or mint: Pierce, Franklin. Materials: struck (overall production method); bronze (overall metal);…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
United States of America, ½ dollar, 1854 O
1854
Silver coin. Obverse: Liberty Seated, looking left, holding a spear with pennant in the left hand and an escutcheon in the right hand. Surrounded by stars. At the bottom, year between two arrows. Reverse: eagle with spread wings holding a branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon, with an es…
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Joe Haupt
pocket watches
American Waltham Watch Company — Model 1857 Pocket Watch Movement
1857–1880s
The Model 1857 (also referenced as the Model 57) is an 18-size, full-plate pocket watch movement manufactured by the Waltham Watch Company in Waltham, Massachusetts, an enterprise also known historically as the American Watch Company and the American Waltham Watch Company. Featuring a lever escapement and designed f…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
United States of America, ½ dollar, 1858 S
1858
Silver coin. Obverse: Liberty Seated, looking left, holding a spear with pennant in the left hand and an escutcheon in the right hand. Surrounded by stars. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings holding a branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon, with an escutcheon on its brea…
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US Mint (coin), National Numismatic Collection (photograph by Jaclyn Nash) via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Indian Head cent
1859-1909
The Indian Head cent was a United States one-cent coin produced by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1859 to 1909. Designed by James Barton Longacre, the Chief Engraver at the Philadelphia Mint, the coin was introduced to replace the short-lived Flying Eagle cent. That previous small cent had caused substant…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
medals
Indian Peace Medal, James Buchanan, United States, 1857
1859
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.67.98149), dated 1859, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: medal / medal; Presidential; Indian Peace. Maker or mint: United States Mint. Materials: struck (overall production method); bronze (overall metal…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
20 Dollars, Deseret Assay Office, United States, 1860
1860
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.1171), dated 1860, place made: United States: Utah. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin / ingot. Maker or mint: Mormon Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); overall: 4.2 cm x 1.8 cm x.2 cm; 1 21/32 in x 23/32 in x 3/32 in.
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