Medal struck for the first steam coinage at the United States Mint at Philadelphia. This is a 20th century restrike, as the Treasury sold these until it took most old medals off sale at the end of 1985.
Date
28 November 2013 for the image; 1836 for the medal.
Source
Photographed from actual medal
Author
Wehwalt for the image; Christian Gobrecht (the Mint's Second Engraver and thus a federal employee) for the medal.
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