1826 So-Called Dollar HK-1001, Erie Canal

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Gold strikings of the Erie Canal medal were made for presentation to crowned heads and eminent men, Lafayette among them, and to the three signers of the Declaration of Independence then still living; HK-1001 is that gold version, while the silver (HK-1000) and white metal (HK-1) pieces went to guests and officials. The City of New York issued the medal in 1826 for the canal, which ran 364 miles from the Hudson to Lake Erie through 83 locks after ground was broken at Rome on July 4, 1817. The reverse records both milestones around the state arms, "Erie Canal Comm. 4 July 1817 Comp. 26 Oct. 1825," with "Presented by the City of New York" under the year. Hibler and Kappen name two presentation containers for the series, a round wooden box by Daniel Kerr and Duncan Phyfe made from Seneca Chief timber and a round Morocco case by Robert Tanner. 45 mm.

Cross References

HK-1001; PCGS #643757