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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Morgan Silver Dollar
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

Morgan Silver Dollar

Artifact ID1981.03528.01
Object Type Dollar
Gifter
Artist (Engraver, United States Mint; English medalist, 1845-1925, active in the United States)
Maker (United States Government Mint, Department of the Treasury, founded 1792)
Date 1900
Medium Metal (silver, copper), Plastic, Paper, Ink
Dimensions1/4 × 2 in. (6 × 50.9 mm)
Physical DescriptionA 1900 Morgan silver dollar coin. On the front side is the image of a woman in profile and the text "E Pluribus Unum 1900." On the reverse side is an eagle clasping arrows and an olive branch in its talons with the text "United States of America in God We Trust." The coin came in a plastic container with a paper sticker shaped like a dollar and "May God Bless You" written on it. Designed by George T. Morgan
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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