1890 So-Called Dollar HK-619, Iowa State Capitol

Coin Details

Description

Seni Om Sed, Des Moines spelled backwards, was the make-believe King of the Harvest and of Plenty whose second annual pageant was held in Des Moines on September 2-5, 1890, alongside the Iowa State Fair. His crowned and bearded bust faces left on the obverse of HK-619, with "Des Moines" above and "Sept. 2 3 4 5 1890" below. The pageant was meant to compete with the Mardi Gras of New Orleans and the Veiled Prophets of St. Louis. On the reverse is the Iowa State Capitol, named above the building, with its cost of three million dollars lettered beneath. Hibler and Kappen add that the 1890 pageant saw the unveiling, on September 4, of what they call the world's first electric automobile. White metal, 37 mm; HK-619a is the brass version.

Cross References

HK-619; PCGS #643092