1946 HK-873d, UN Monetary Unity Dollar

Coin Details

Description

This 1946 United Nations Monetary Unity Dollar (HK-873d) 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 HK numbering system groups so-called dollars broadly by type: exposition and commemorative pieces in the lower numbers, with monetary, miscellaneous, and later additions in higher ranges. Lettered suffixes (a, b, c, d) typically indicate variant compositions or die states of the same basic design, while entries above HK-900 include pieces added in later catalog supplements.

Rarity Notes

UN Monetary Unity Dollars are scarce across all twelve variants (HK-873a through HK-873l). The "d" 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-873d; PCGS #643661