1886 So-Called Dollar HK-601a, Albany Bicentennial

Coin Details

Description

Bronze is the second metal for the first Albany bicentennial design, catalogued as HK-601a alongside the white metal HK-601. The reverse holds the seal of Albany inside a beaded ring, with a legend naming it as the seal of the city and the span 1686-1886 beneath, the two centuries the city counted from its 1686 charter. The obverse groups three male heads in profile, one overlapping the next, read by Hibler and Kappen as an Indian, an early settler and a modern citizen, and dates them to Jul. 22. 1886, the closing day of the July 19-22 celebration recorded on the city's second medal design. A microscopic Tracie mark appears on the truncation, and the obverse comes from two dies that differ only in whether a flower is worn in a lapel. The piece measures 38 mm.

Cross References

HK-601A; PCGS #643045