1776 So-Called Dollar HK-853, Continental Dollar Copper - Restrike of 1876 Dollar

Coin Details

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Description

At the heart of the reverse sits a small circle reading "We / are / One," ringed by "American Congress" and rays, and outside that a chain of circles, each lettered with the name of an original state, the links standing for their union. The obverse is the sundial with the sun at upper left, "Mind Your Business" beneath, "Fugio" beside the sun, "Continental Currency" around and 1776 below. HK-853 is the copper version of Professor Montroville W. Dickeson's struck copy of the Continental dollar, produced for the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Hibler and Kappen describe the copper planchet as slightly less than 4 mm thick, heavier than the lead or white metal pieces from the same dies. The silver striking is HK-853's companion HK-852, and Thomas L. Elder later came to own one or both of the dies.

Cross References

HK-853; PCGS #643593