1876 Silver So-Called Dollar GW-887, HK-99, Harlem Plains

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Description

Three weeks after the defeat on Long Island, American troops held their own against British light infantry on Manhattan at Harlem Plains, September 16, 1776, and Lovett chose that action for the fourth medal of his set. HK-99 is the silver striking, Baker 443. The reverse lettering reads "Battle of Harlem Plains / September 16" above a rayed 1776, with "4 / New York" below, ringed by oak leaves and beads. The obverse is Washington's bust facing right, bare at the shoulders, with thirty-four stars around it and the legend naming 1876 the nation's centennial year. Lovett, a New York engraver, sold the eight medals as sets, fourteen dollars in silver. Bronze (HK-100) and white metal (HK-101) were also made. Silver, 34 mm.

Cross References

HK-99; PCGS #642249; NGC #850191