1906 So-Called Dollar HK-340, Silver T-1 San Francisco Earthquake & Fire
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $242
- Sold
- Grade
- Medal
- Auction house
- Goldberg Auctioneers
Description
Who made the San Francisco earthquake medals is not known. Some have suggested they were sold to help pay for the disaster, but Hibler and Kappen think any such income would have been trifling, and they prefer the San Francisco Public Library's view that local opinion regarded them as a short-lived commercial venture without official ties. HK-340 is the silver Type I, with a reeded edge, 36 mm. Its obverse shows a ruined street lettered "California Street," dated April 18, 1906, above and "San Francisco, Cal." below; the reverse shows the ruins of City Hall under "San Francisco Earthquake & Fire" and over "Souvenir." The same design is listed in silver-plate (HK-340a), brass (HK-341), aluminum (HK-342) and bronze (HK-342a).
Cross References
HK-340; PCGS #642766
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