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USA Coinage:
1849 - 1850 |
under President:
Zachary Taylor |
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Zachary Taylor (November
24, 1784 – July 09, 1850) was the 12th President of the United States,
serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Before his presidency,
Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of
major general. Taylor's status as a national hero as a result of his
victories in the Mexican–American War won him election to the White House
despite his vague political beliefs. His top priority as president was
preserving the Union, but he died sixteen months into his term, before
making any progress on the status of slavery, which had been inflaming
tensions in Congress. He is the first and only President to come from
Louisiana. |
The Whig Party convinced
the reluctant Taylor to lead their ticket in the 1848 presidential election,
despite his unclear political beliefs and lack of interest in politics. At
the 1848 Whig National Convention, Taylor defeated Scott and former Senator
Henry Clay to take the nomination. He won the general election alongside New
York politician Millard Fillmore, defeating Democratic Party candidates
Lewis Cass and William Orlando Butler, as well as a third-party effort led
by former President Martin Van Buren and Charles Francis Adams, Sr. of the
Free Soil Party. Taylor became the first President to be elected with no
prior office. |
Despite treatment of cholera, Taylor died at 10:35
p.m. on July 09, 1850. He was 65 years old. After his death, Vice President
Fillmore assumed the presidency and completed Taylor's term, which ended on
March 04, 1853. |
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Currency: Dollar = 100
cents |
Monetary System: Penny = Cent, Trime = 3 Cents, Nickel = 5
Cents, Dime = 10 Cents, Quarter = 25 Cents, Half Dollar = 50, Cents, Dollar
= 100 Cents, Quarter Eagle = $2.50 Gold, Stella = $4.00 Gold, Half Eagle =
$5.00 Gold, Eagle = $10.00 Gold and Double Eagle = $20.00 Gold. |
Mint Marks:
C – Charlotte, N.C., 1838-1861.
CC – Carson City, NV, 1870-1893.
D – Dahlonega, GA, 1838-1861.
D – Denver, CO, 1906-present.
O – New Orleans, LA, 1838-1909.
P – Philadelphia, PA, 1793-present (coins without mintmark also belongs to
Philadelphia).
S – San Francisco, CA, 1854-present.
W – West Point, NY, 1984-present. |
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1850 |
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KM#63.2 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1850O.
Weight: 2.55 g [2.67
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
New Orleans, USA.
Obverse:
Sitting Liberty on shield facing left in the center.
Phrygian hat on stick. 13 stars around the liberty head in top section. Date written at the
bottom. KM#63.2 type has Drapery added to Liberty's left
elbow. |
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in
circular form outside the wreath. "ONE DIME" written
in the center surrounded with wreath. Mintage:
510,000.
Mintage Years:
1840, 1841, 1841O, 1841O, 1842, 1842O, 1843,
1843/1843, 1843O, 1844, 1845, 1845/1845, 1845O, 1846, 1847, 1848,
1849, 1849O, 1850, 1850O, 1851, 1851O, 1852, 1852O and 1853.
Engraver:
Christian Gobrecht (both sides).
This coin is commonly known by coin collectors as "Seated Liberty
Dime with stars but no arrows". The "O" mintmark is below M in DIME
and above the wreath knot.
Christian Gobrecht (December 23, 1785 – July
23, 1844) was the third Chief Engraver of the United States Mint
from December 21, 1840 until his death in July 23, 1844. He was
responsible for designing the famous "Seated Liberty" designs, which
were in turn the direct inspiration for the design of the Trade
Dollar. He also designed the Gobrecht Dollar, which was struck in
small quantities from 1836 to 1838 and later inspired the Flying
Eagle cent. |
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