1886 So-Called Dollar HK-603, Albany Bicentennial

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Description

The second Albany bicentennial design of 1886 crowds a whole tableau onto its obverse: a version of the city seal at the center, an early settler seated at the left with a scythe in his right hand and his left arm on the oval shield, and an Indian seated at the right. Around them runs "Bi-Centennial, Albany, N. Y." with July 22, 1886 below, inside a beaded border. The reverse keeps its lettering within a closed wreath, opening with the charter date July 22, 1686, then a scroll, then "Bi-Centennial of Charter of the City," and closing with the celebration dates, July 19-22, 1886. HK-603 is the white metal striking of this pair of dies; the bronze is HK-602, which Hibler and Kappen give as 38 mm, the size of this piece as well.

Cross References

HK-603; PCGS #643051