1946 HK-873a, UN Monetary Unity Dollar
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This 1946 United Nations Monetary Unity Dollar (HK-873a) is a piece cataloged in the monetary section of the Hibler-Kappen so-called dollar reference. The 1946 United Nations Monetary Unity Dollar (HK-873 series) is a pattern piece proposing a unified international monetary unit for the newly established United Nations. Produced in the optimistic aftermath of World War II, when the Bretton Woods conference of 1944 had established the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, this series envisions further monetary cooperation through the new international body. The Hibler-Kappen catalog, first published in 1963 by Harold E. Hibler and Charles V. Kappen as 'So-Called Dollars: An Illustrated Standard Catalog,' provides the systematic numbering system (HK numbers) used to identify and classify hundreds of American medals approximately the size of a silver dollar. The catalog has been revised and expanded in subsequent editions, with Jeff Shevlin's contributions significantly expanding the known census.
Rarity Notes
UN Monetary Unity Dollars are scarce across all twelve variants (HK-873a through HK-873l). The "a" variant may differ in availability from other letters in the series. These pieces attract interest from collectors of both so-called dollars and United Nations-related numismatic material.
Cross References
HK-873a; PCGS #643658
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