Silver dollar of Worthy Coin Company, United States/Massachusetts, 1988. 2002.28.1

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2002.28.1

Physical Description

  • Axis: 6

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 26.595
    • Diameter (in mm): 38.2

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Token
  • Date: 1988

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1988
  • Denomination: dollar
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Silver

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: E PLURIBUS UNUM | 1879
    • Type: enlarged bust image 1792 silver center cent birch struck over obverse morgan silver dollar

  • Reverse

    • Legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA| THE| WORTHY| COIN| 1938-1988| CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF| NUMISMATIC EXCELLENCE| CORRADO ROMANO| FOUNDER 1928| INC. 1938
    • Type: text struck over reverse morgan silver dollar

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2002.28.1
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: dealer

Notes

  • 1897 morgan silver dollar overstruck as "Worthy Coin"

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined