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1912.86.6

Silver dollar cut into a quarter; a 'piece of eight'.

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1912.86.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Silver dollar cut into a quarter; a 'piece of eight'.
Long description
One sixth segment of a coin, stamped with "3". [MJD 09/12/2009]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Albert Henry Baldwin
PRM source A.H. Baldwin & Sons
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1912
Date collected
By 1912
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1912
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Process Stamped, Process Struck
Dimensions
Width: max 20 mm, Length: max 20 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1912.86.6 Other numbers: 1912.ß.252

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