1892-1893 So-Called Dollar HK-160, New Metal Dollar
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Description
Where the other new-metal pieces simply praise aluminum, this one gives figures. Across the centre of the reverse "Aluminum" sits between two lines, with "Tasteless - Odorless - Sonorous - Ductile - Malleable" above and, below, "1/4 Wt. of Silver," "Sp. Gr. 260" and "Does Not Tarnish," all inside a circle ringed by "This Medal is Made of the New Metal." and three stars. The obverse puts a bust of Columbus facing left inside a circle, with "Christopher * 1492 * Columbus * 1892 *" around it and a beaded border. The 1892 date matches the four hundredth anniversary that the Chicago exposition was organized to celebrate. HK-160 is aluminum, 35 mm, catalogued as Eglit 97, and stands beside HK-159 and HK-159a, whose reverses make similar claims in fewer words.
Cross References
HK-160; PCGS #642429; NGC #850282
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