1932 So-Called Dollar HK-461, William Penn 250th Anniv.

Coin Details

Description

Julio Kilenyi, the New York sculptor, designed the medals of the William Penn Commemoration Committee for the 250th anniversary of Penn's arrival in America, and he took the armored bust on the obverse from the portrait held by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, which Hibler and Kappen call the only known original likeness. Inside a two-thirds circle open at the bottom, Penn faces slightly right, with "Ae.Tis. 22." and 1666 in the field and Kilenyi's signature above the shoulder; the legend reads "1682 Arrival of William Penn in America 1932." The reverse shows Penn shaking hands with an Indian chief before seated tribesmen at his first land purchase, signed by Whitehead-Hoag, the striker. HK-461 is silver, 38 mm, stamped Sterling in a rectangle on the reverse; it sold for one dollar.

Cross References

HK-461; PCGS #643993; NGC #850757