1876 Pewter So-Called Dollar GW-902, HK-117, U.S. Centennial Exposition

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Description

HK-117 is the pewter version, Baker 415C, of the Children of America medal of 1876. Its obverse shows Washington draped and facing left, within an open wreath of palm and oak, and the legend around marks a century since the Declaration, with the date July 4, 1876. The reverse dedicates the medal to the children of America in five lines, under the year 1876 and inside a wreath of laurel and oak. No maker's name appears on either side; Hibler and Kappen attribute it to George Hampden Lovett because the same Washington bust is on another medal (Baker 271) that carries his initials, G. H. L. The other strikings are bronze (HK-115), silver proof (HK-115a) and copper (HK-116). Pewter, 34 mm.

Cross References

HK-117; PCGS #642295; NGC #850211