1959 So-Called Dollar HK-727, Olivia Spring Home Show

Coin Details

Description

This (C.1959) local commemorative so-called dollar (HK-727) honors Olivia Spring Home Show in Minnesota. Personal commemorative so-called dollars provide a medallic portrait gallery of Americans whose achievements merited recognition through specially struck pieces, preserving the faces and stories of notable figures. Struck in bronze, this piece combines durability with an attractive warm tone that deepens with age into a rich chocolate-brown patina. Bronze was the preferred composition for many commemorative medals due to its excellent detail retention. Private medal manufacturers played a central role in American commemorative culture, providing communities with the means to create lasting metallic records of their most significant celebrations and milestones. The Hibler-Kappen catalog, first published in 1963 by Harold E. Hibler and Charles V. Kappen, systematically organized American so-called dollars for the first time, assigning HK numbers that remain the standard reference today.

Rarity Notes

HK-727 is scarce among so-called dollar collectors. Local commemorative medals from the late 19th and early 20th centuries were typically produced in limited quantities for distribution at the celebration event.

Cross References

HK-727; PCGS #643354