1878 HK-832, Bronze Whipple Dollar

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Description

C. M. Whipple and Co. of Westfield, Massachusetts, a maker of whips long out of business, had HK-832 made, and nobody agrees on what it is. Its single design is a spread-winged eagle modeled on that of the Morgan dollar of 1878-1921, with "Legal Tender" above and "C.M. Whipple & Co. Westfield Mass. * One Dollar" around; the back is uniface, showing the obverse incuse. Some see an unfinished shell store card, never completed because the government objected to its likeness to the dollar. Others call it the Whipple or Bland-Allison Trade Dollar and date it anywhere from 1885 to 1900, many settling on the 1896 campaign. Whether it ever circulated is disputed. Gilt bronze, 38 mm, patterned on the 1878 dollar type.

Cross References

HK-832; PCGS #643570