1876 Silver So-Called Dollar GW-885, HK-93, Sullivan's Island

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Description

HK-93 is the silver striking of the second medal in George Hampden Lovett's set of eight 1776 battle pieces, issued from New York for the Centennial year. Its reverse names the Battle of Sullivan's Island, fought on June 28, 1776, in South Carolina, with the number 2 marking its place in the series, all inside a wreath of oak leaves. The obverse, common to the whole set, shows an undraped bust of Washington within a ring of thirty-four stars and the legend "The centennial year of our national independence," dated 1876. Hibler and Kappen record that Lovett sold the eight as sets in white metal, bronze and silver, with a case offered for each set. Baker's Washington catalog lists this piece as 441. Silver, 34 mm.

Cross References

HK-93; PCGS #642239; NGC #850183