1897 White Metal So-Called Dollar HK-278, Grant's Tomb, Type-I

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Description

Type I of the two Grant's Tomb dedication medals of 1897 has a high-relief bust of Ulysses S. Grant facing right, ringed by "U. S. Grant 1822-1885" inside a beaded border. Its reverse shows the tomb itself with "Dedicated 1897" below and "Riverside Park New York" around, with no beaded border on this side. The monument it pictures is a white granite mausoleum in Roman style, 165 feet high, begun in 1891 and dedicated by President William McKinley on April 27, 1897, on Riverside Drive at 122nd Street above the Hudson; Julia Grant was later buried there beside her husband. Public contributions paid for it, and Hibler and Kappen note that selling medals and other souvenirs brought in a good share of the money; they think this medal and its Type II companion were probably official. HK-278 is the white metal striking, 35 mm; HK-278a is bronze.

Cross References

HK-278; PCGS #642641; NGC #850487