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1884 HK-600, Holed St. Louis Expo & Music Hall Dollar

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year

1884

Denomination

So-Called Dollars

Strike Type

Regular Strike

Series

National Commemorative & Expo So-Called Dollars

Composition

N/A

Diameter

38mm

Auction Record

Price realized: $360
Sold: 30 October 2018
Grade: MS64
Auction house: Stack's Bowers

Description

Designated HK-600 in the Hibler-Kappen catalog, this 1884 piece commemorates Holed St. Louis Expo & Music Hall. The 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York commemorated Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage and Robert Fulton's 1807 steamboat, with naval parades, replicas of the Half Moon and Clermont, and commemorative medals. Struck in bronze, this piece showcases the detailed die work typical of American commemorative medals. Bronze's natural patina gives aged examples an appealing warm-brown surface that collectors prize. Miscellaneous national commemorative medals were produced by a wide range of manufacturers, from the U.S. Mint to local die-sinkers, covering subjects from presidential inaugurations to infrastructure milestones. So-called dollars — defined as privately issued medals approximately the size of a silver dollar — encompass one of the most diverse and historically rich collecting fields in American numismatics.