1876 HK-26, US Centennial Expo-Liberty Bell Dollar

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Independence Hall, the old Pennsylvania State House where the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration on July 4, 1776, fills the reverse of this white metal medal, HK-26, shown plain with no trees on its grounds. "Independence Hall" arches over it, 1776 and 1876 flank it, and two lines below give the years of construction, begun 1729 and finished 1734; the small signature "Key. F" sits under the building. The obverse is Key's large Liberty Bell, lettered as the real bell is and framed by the Leviticus verse. Deihl of Philadelphia struck the series in several metals, silver (HK-23), bronze (HK-24), gilt (HK-24a) and copper (HK-25) besides this one, as Centennial souvenirs from 1874 onward. The diameter is 38 mm, and the metal of this example is white metal.

Cross References

HK-26; PCGS #642067; NGC #850067