. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 122 CAP PLATE, C. 1825 USNM 60298-M (^S-K 56). Figure 123. This brass plate is a duplicate of the preceding, lacking only the hand-applied stars. The crispness. Figure 123 of detail indicates that it was one of the very early products of the die. CAP PLATE, C. 1825 USNM 60269-M (S-K 27). Figure 124. The second variation of the series is a product of perhaps the best executed die of the group, with unusually fine detail in the eagle's wings and with neatly stacked cannon balls at the bottom of the center device. It includes other excel
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 122 CAP PLATE, C. 1825 USNM 60298-M (^S-K 56). Figure 123. This brass plate is a duplicate of the preceding, lacking only the hand-applied stars. The crispness. Figure 123 of detail indicates that it was one of the very early products of the die. CAP PLATE, C. 1825 USNM 60269-M (S-K 27). Figure 124. The second variation of the series is a product of perhaps the best executed die of the group, with unusually fine detail in the eagle's wings and with neatly stacked cannon balls at the bottom of the center device. It includes other excellent detail not found in other dies: an eagle-head pommel on one sword, a star pattern made of smaller stars in the cantons of the flags, and crossed cannon, rammer, and worm behind the Federal shield. It is struck in brass. CAP PLATE, C. 1825 USNM 60297-M QS-K 55). Figure 125. A tall, slender, rather graceless eagle with broad wings and erect head reminiscent of the Napoleonic eagle is the outstanding difference in this third ex- ample of the series. The floral border lacks a finished 64. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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