Skip header and navigation

Revise Search

2 records – page 1 of 1.

Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.170.001
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Three gold coins. #1. $5.00 piece. Front has Indian head with 13 stars, 'Liberty', '1912' around edge. Reverse side has 'United States of America', 'Five Dollars' around edge. Eagle, 'E. Pluribus Unum', 'In God We Trust'.
Year Range From
1886
Year Range To
1912
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 17
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box W016
Subcategory
Exchange Medium
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Coin
Material
Gold
Width (cm)
1.6002
Width (ft)
0.0525
Width (in)
0.63
Diameter (cm)
2.06502
Diameter (ft)
0.06775
Diameter (in)
0.813
Object ID
W.1989.170.001
Notes
History of ownership is unknown. Coins were found inside the Shreiner tallcase clock at Wheatland that was donated by the Cameron E. Lane Estate in 1965.
Credit
Cameron E. Lane Estate
Accession Number
W.1989.170
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1969.006
Date Range
1883-1898
Collection
General Collection
Description
Framed cigar tax stamps circa 1898. Blue paper with black engraved design. Top stamp is a counterfeit (1898). Bottom is believed to be authentic stamp circa 1883 and is marked "Engraved and Printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing"
Made famous in the Jacobs - Kendig counterfeiting case.
Date Range
1883-1898
Year Range From
1883
Year Range To
1898
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum West
Storage Wall
CC N
Storage Cabinet
Unit 08
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Jacobs, William M.
Kendig, William L.
Subcategory
Exchange Medium
Search Terms
Counterfeiters
Counterfeiting
Object Name
Stamp, Tax
Material
Paper
Height (in)
5.75
Length (in)
15.25
Depth (in)
0.5
Object ID
1969.006
Accession Number
1969.006
Less detail