1861 So-Called Dollar HK-831, Aaron White Satirical

Coin Details

Description

This 1861 Aaron White Satirical Dollar (HK-831) is a piece cataloged in the monetary section of the Hibler-Kappen so-called dollar reference. The Aaron White Satirical Dollar is a pre-Civil War political commentary piece that used the medium of medal-sized pieces to lampoon monetary policy. Satirical dollars were a distinctly American numismatic tradition, reflecting the intense partisan debates over banking, currency, and the role of government in the economy that characterized the Jacksonian era and its aftermath. The Hibler-Kappen catalog, first published in 1963 by Harold E. Hibler and Charles V. Kappen as 'So-Called Dollars: An Illustrated Standard Catalog,' provides the systematic numbering system (HK numbers) used to identify and classify hundreds of American medals approximately the size of a silver dollar. The catalog has been revised and expanded in subsequent editions, with Jeff Shevlin's contributions significantly expanding the known census.

Rarity Notes

This so-called dollar is generally scarce in the numismatic market. Examples are collected by specialists in so-called dollars and American medallic art.

Cross References

HK-831; PCGS #643569