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Chalmers' "Birds" Shilling (short worm)
Early American (1700–1832)
1783
Object Place: Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 21.5 mm, 2.88 gm (7/8 in., 0.1 oz.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Rebecca Salisbury
Accession Number92.1539
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
Catalogue Raisonné
Rulau Md 1B, Breen 1011
DescriptionObv: I. CHALMERS , ANNAPOLIS. (ornament) / around a wreath enclosing a pair of clasped hands
Rev: (ornament) ONE (ornament) SHILLING (ornament) 1783. / around a beaded circle containing two doves pulling a short worm below a hedge and a snake
Rev: (ornament) ONE (ornament) SHILLING (ornament) 1783. / around a beaded circle containing two doves pulling a short worm below a hedge and a snake