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1893 So-Called Dollar HK-127a, Battle of Trenton

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year

1893

Denomination

So-Called Dollars

Strike Type

Regular Strike

Series

National Commemorative & Expo So-Called Dollars

Composition

N/A

Auction Record

Price realized: $144
Sold: 11 September 2019
Grade: AU58
Auction house: Heritage Auctions

Description

Struck in white metal, HK-127a is the 38 mm medal issued for the Trenton Battle Monument in 1893. Its obverse is given over to the monument, a tall column shown in the center with "Trenton battle monument." around the top and, around the bottom, the two dates of its building: "Corner stone laid Dec. 26, 1891" and "Dedicated Oct. 19. 1893." The first stone went down on the 115th anniversary of the battle to the day. The reverse turns back to that battle, a bust of Washington facing left within the legend "To commemorate the battle of Trenton, N. J." and the date December 26, 1776, signed in tiny letters by Bechtel of Trenton. The other metals are bronze (HK-127), aluminum (HK-128, Baker 324A) and brass (HK-128a, Baker 324), all from the same dies and all in beaded borders.