13 Stars
This is an 1891 Morgan Silver Dollar - note that is bears 13 stars for the 13 original colonies. In 1891 Wyoming was added as the 44th US state.
Interestingly, note that they are 6 pointed stars, unlike the 5 pointed stars on the US flag. The five-pointed star which, in the traditional language of heraldry, is known as a mullet. Strictly speaking, in heraldry only the six-pointed depiction may be called a star, yet both variants have been used interchangeably on United States coinage. In American numismatics the mullet is sometimes referred to as an American star, while the six-pointed version is described as an English star.
Taken with an old Nikon 105mm Macro F lens @ f 11
13 Stars
This is an 1891 Morgan Silver Dollar - note that is bears 13 stars for the 13 original colonies. In 1891 Wyoming was added as the 44th US state.
Interestingly, note that they are 6 pointed stars, unlike the 5 pointed stars on the US flag. The five-pointed star which, in the traditional language of heraldry, is known as a mullet. Strictly speaking, in heraldry only the six-pointed depiction may be called a star, yet both variants have been used interchangeably on United States coinage. In American numismatics the mullet is sometimes referred to as an American star, while the six-pointed version is described as an English star.
Taken with an old Nikon 105mm Macro F lens @ f 11