1896 Bryan Dollar HK-780, Gorham Mfg. Co., S-6
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"Gorham Mfg. Co., Silversmiths" is the last line on the obverse of HK-780 (Schornstein 6), just under the date Sept. 16th 1896. The nine lines above, the first and last curved, set out a comparison: an ordinary government dollar has 412 1/2 grains of coin silver, whereas this piece has 823 grains, enough by the inscription to match one gold dollar. The reverse shows a cartwheel rising from the lower edge, its rim lettered with the size and silver content of a government dollar. Neither side has a raised rim. The piece is silver and 52 mm across. Hibler and Kappen class it with the medals Eastern silversmiths made in the 1896 and 1900 campaigns to compare a dollar at silver's market rate with the dollar free coinage would give. The obverse alone is HK-781 and the cartwheel alone HK-1011.
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