1876 Bronze So-Called Dollar HK-118b, Washington-Grant Dollar

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Description

A dedication fills the reverse of HK-118b, the bronze Washington-Grant medal of 1876, Baker 409A: inside an open wreath bound with a ribbon, a star heads lines that offer the piece to the nation's people as a keepsake of its first hundred years of freedom. The obverse shows two standing figures, Washington to the left of the national shield and U. S. Grant to the right, named on streamers, with an eagle on the shield and "E Pluribus Unum" flowing from its beak. Beneath are the dates 1776 and 1876, the word "Centennial" and the maker's signature, F X Koehler, all inside twenty-five stars. President Grant officially opened the Centennial Exhibition on May 10, 1876. White metal (HK-118) and holed silver (HK-118a) versions were also issued. Bronze, 41 mm.

Cross References

HK-118b; PCGS #642298; NGC #851875