1775 So-Called Dollar HK-865, Continental Eagle & Heron

Coin Details

Description

"Exitus in Dubio Est," Latin for "The End Is in Doubt," surrounds the obverse of HK-865, where an eagle holds a heron in its talons. Professor Dickeson took the image from the three-dollar bills the Continental Congress issued between 1775 and 1777. For this piece he paired it with a reverse marking November 29th, 1775, when three million dollars of currency is given as the whole amount issued, under the border legend "Continental Currency. * 1775 *." Hibler and Kappen list it in white metal at 39 mm as DeLorey Dickeson 7, with a copper striking from the same pair numbered HK-865b. The eagle and heron die appears in several other combinations too: with the linked circles of the Continental dollar (HK-864), with the May 10th reverse (HK-865a and HK-865c) and with the Perseverando beaver (HK-865d).

Cross References

HK-865; PCGS #643632