1878 So-Called Dollar HK-120b, Wyoming Battle & Massacre

Coin Details

Description

"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori," adapted from Horace's Odes, book three, ode two, circles the reverse of HK-120b; Hibler and Kappen render it as saying that dying for one's homeland is sweet and honorable. Inside the motto is the Wyoming monument within a fence, dated 1778 to its left and 1878 to its right. The obverse shows the massacre of 1778 under a legend recording the battle and its date, July 3. HK-120b is the brass striking, 36 mm, of the medal George Morgan designed and cut for the committee in charge of the 1878 centennial; he later certified that the dies were destroyed and the fragments handed over. Other metals are bronzed copper (HK-120), silver (HK-120a), gilt copper (HK-120c), gold (HK-120d) and white metal (HK-121), the last listed under its own number.

Cross References

HK-120b; PCGS #642309; NGC #851814