(1876) White Metal So-Called Dollar GW-886, HK-98, Long Island

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Lovett's white metal medal for the Battle of Long Island, HK-98 and Baker 442B, is number 3 of eight in a series struck for the 1876 Centennial to recall the battles of 1776. The fight took place on August 27, 1776, when British forces under William Howe beat Washington's army on Long Island, which then slipped across to Manhattan. On the medal the battle and date curve over a central 1776 surrounded by rays and beads, and the numeral and "New York" sit below, inside oak leaves. Washington faces right on the obverse, his bust unclothed, within thirty-four stars and a legend calling 1876 the centennial year of independence. A white metal set of eight sold for two dollars. Silver is HK-96, bronze HK-97. White metal, 34 mm.

Cross References

HK-98; PCGS #642248; NGC #850188