1876 Silver So-Called Dollar GW-890, HK-108, Fort Washington

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Description

Fort Washington, on the northern end of Manhattan, fell to British and Hessian troops on November 16, 1776, with its whole garrison taken prisoner, and Lovett made the loss the seventh medal of his 1876 series. HK-108 is the silver striking, Baker 446. The reverse arches "Battle of Fort Washington / November 16" over the year 1776 in a rayed center, with "7 / New York" below, inside a wreath of oak leaves. On the obverse Washington is shown bare-shouldered, facing right, within a ring of thirty-four stars, the date 1876 under the bust. The engraver and medalist George Hampden Lovett sold the eight medals as a set, fourteen dollars in silver. Bronze (HK-109) and white metal (HK-110) strikings exist. Silver, 34 mm.

Cross References

HK-108; PCGS #642264; NGC #850200