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1876 HK-41, GW-908 White Metal Centennial-Independence Hall Dollar

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year

1876

Denomination

So-Called Dollars

Strike Type

Regular Strike

Series

National Commemorative & Expo So-Called Dollars

Composition

N/A

Auction Record

Price realized: $408
Sold: 30 October 2018
Grade: MS61
Auction house: Stack's Bowers

Description

The building where the Declaration of Independence was adopted takes one side of this white metal medal, HK-41, and George Washington in military dress takes the other. Baker numbers it 392B. The hall is drawn as on Key's Liberty Bell reverse, bare of trees, its construction years 1729 and 1734 recorded beneath and the dates 1776 and 1876 on either side. Washington's bust faces right above a scroll reading "Born Feb 22 1732 / Died Dec 14 1799." Both dies come from the Liberty Bell series issued by Messrs. Deihl of Philadelphia, which paired them in various combinations for the Centennial. This pairing was struck in silver (HK-39), copper (HK-40), brass (HK-40a) and white metal. The size is 38 mm, the usual dollar diameter of the Philadelphia series.