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This coin was recovered during excavation at historic Fort Hays in Ellis County. The $5.00 coin is 90% gold and 10% copper. Minted in 1880, the coin has a Liberty or Coronet head on the obverse side and an eagle with shield on the reverse side. Fort Hays was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and is a State Historic Site.
Date: 1880-1889
Item Number: 473811
Call Number: 14EL301-15639
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 473811
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Hays
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Personal Gear - Money
Places - Counties - Ellis
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Hays
Places - Historic sites - Fort Hays
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
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