1907 Silver So-Called Dollar HK-344, Jamestown Expo-Official Dollar

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Description

Pocahontas, in a bust facing left within a center circle, is the obverse portrait of the official medal of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition of 1907, with "Ter-Centennial of the Settlement of Jamestown" around and 1607--1907 below. The reverse shows sailing ships under the legend "Landing of Expedition Under Captn John Smith" and the date May 13, 1607. Hibler and Kappen record that the Mint's exhibit at the fair struck the official medals. The fair marked three hundred years since the first permanent English-speaking settlement in North America and was held at Sewell's Point in Norfolk County, Virginia, from April 26 to November 30, 1907. HK-344 is the silver striking, 34 mm; the same dies served for silver-plated bronze (HK-345), bronze (HK-346) and gilt (HK-347).

Cross References

HK-344; PCGS #642772; NGC #850585