1917 SC$1 HK-893 Brass T-I WWI Good Luck Medal

Coin Details

Description

This 1917 brass piece, cataloged as So-Called Dollar HK-893, is a Type I WWI "Good Luck" medal — a superstitious keepsake carried by soldiers heading to the battlefields of France. Good luck tokens and medals were enormously popular during World War I, when soldiers and their families sought any talisman that might provide protection in the trenches. The So-Called Dollar catalog (HK series) documents dollar-sized medals, with HK-893 identified as a Type I variant of the WWI good luck design. Brass was the standard composition for these mass-produced talismans, which were sold or distributed at military camps, train stations, and patriotic rallies. The intersection of superstition and patriotism made good luck medals one of the most widely distributed types of WWI memorabilia, though their survival rate varies as many were carried into combat and lost on the battlefield.

Rarity Notes

HK-893, brass, Type I. WWI good luck medal. Popular with both So-Called Dollar collectors and WWI memorabilia enthusiasts.

Cross References

PCGS #643710; SC$1 HK-893; WWI Good Luck Medal, Brass T-I