(1876) White Metal So-Called Dollar GW-889, HK-107, White Plains

Coin Details

Description

Lovett listed White Plains as the sixth of his eight battles of 1776, and HK-107 is the white metal striking of that medal, Baker 445B. The reverse reads "Battle of White Plains" with the date "October 28" above a beaded, rayed circle carrying 1776, and "6" with "New York" below, all inside an oak wreath. On the obverse, Washington faces right, his bust bare, circled by thirty-four stars and lettering that names the year 1876 as the centennial of independence. The battle was a British success that still left Washington's army intact. In the Centennial year the white metal set of eight sold for two dollars and the bronze for four. Silver (HK-105) and bronze (HK-106) versions share the dies. White metal, 34 mm.

Cross References

HK-107; PCGS #642263; NGC #850199