1876 Bronze So-Called Dollar GW-887, HK-100, Harlem Plains

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Description

HK-100, in bronze, is the Harlem Plains medal from George Hampden Lovett's 1876 series on the battles of 1776, Baker 443A. It is numbered 4, and its reverse records the date of the fighting in northern Manhattan, September 16, with "New York" beneath the number. The central device is the year 1776 within a beaded circle and rays, enclosed by the oak wreath that marks every medal of the set. Washington appears on the obverse as a bare-shouldered bust facing right, surrounded by thirty-four stars, the centennial legend and the date 1876. The battle was a small American success during the British advance on New York. Bronze sets of eight sold for four dollars. Silver (HK-99) and white metal (HK-101) are the other metals. Bronze, 34 mm.

Cross References

HK-100; PCGS #642250; NGC #850192