1890 So-Called Dollar HK-126a, Valley Forge Evacuation

Coin Details

Description

Washington's bare-shouldered bust, facing right in a sunken circle, takes the reverse of HK-126a, with "Gen. Geo. Washington" above and thirteen stars below. It is paired with the Valley Forge headquarters obverse of 1890, a building marked "Headquarters" over the date June 19, 1890, and the border legend "112th. Anniversary of the evacuation of Valley Forge." HK-126a is the silver striking of this pairing, 35 mm, listed by Baker as J-195; the copper is HK-126b (Baker J-195A) and a white metal piece is HK-126c, while HK-126 combines the same obverse with a plain wreath reverse. Valley Forge, 22 miles northwest of Philadelphia, is now a 3,500-acre national historical park that keeps soldiers' huts, redoubts, a field hospital and Washington's Headquarters as they stood in the encampment.

Cross References

HK-126a; PCGS #642333; NGC #851887