1926 HK-451, Sesquicentennial Copper Dollar

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Description

HK-451 is the copper striking of the official medal of the Sesquicentennial International Exposition, Philadelphia's 1926 fair for the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Sculptor Albin Polasek designed it, and his name is stamped into the reverse near the edge; Hibler and Kappen record that the official medals were pressed at a Mint exhibit inside the fair. The obverse puts a bust of Washington inside thirteen stars above "Philadelphia 1926" and a small Liberty Bell. On the reverse, Liberty rides Pegasus above the clouds, a torch raised in one hand and a palm branch in the other. The same dies were used in brass, nickel and gold-plated finishes (HK-453 and HK-454), and a version in higher relief is HK-452. This piece is copper, 35 mm.

Cross References

HK-451; PCGS #643973; NGC #850742; PCGS #643975