1776 So-Called Dollar HK-856a, Continental Dollar Bashlow Restrike, Goldine Dollar

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Description

Goldine, a gold-colored alloy, was one of three metals Robert Bashlow chose when he restruck the Continental dollar after buying Professor Dickeson's copy dies from Empire Coin Company; his silver is HK-852a and his bronze HK-853a, and this goldine piece is HK-856a. Hibler and Kappen give the goldine and bronze restrikes a thickness of about 2 1/2 mm, close to the Dickeson lead striking of 1876 (HK-856), which is a little over 2 mm. Bashlow also struck some trial pieces in other metals and stated that the dies were then donated to the Smithsonian Institution. The piece keeps the original legends and the date 1776: "Continental Currency" and "Fugio" around the sundial, and "American Congress" with "We are One" at the center of the chain of thirteen states.

Cross References

HK-856a; PCGS #643603