1776 HK-852a, Bashlow Restrike, Silver Dollar

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Description

Look for a small S on the reverse: that letter marks HK-852a, the silver Continental dollar restrike issued by Robert Bashlow, and sets it apart from Dickeson's 1876 silver copy, HK-852, which has none. Bashlow bought the copy dies from Empire Coin Company, the firm of Q. David Bowers that had used them for a white metal issue in 1962, and he struck silver, goldine (HK-856a) and bronze (HK-853a) pieces along with some trial strikes in other metals. He later said the dies had been given to the Smithsonian Institution. His silver pieces run about 2 3/4 mm thick. The design is unchanged: sundial and "Mind Your Business" with the date 1776 on the obverse, "We / are / One" ringed by "American Congress" and a chain of the thirteen states on the reverse. Silver, 38 mm, the size of the Dickeson original.

Cross References

HK-852a; PCGS #643591