Spencer Collection of So Called Dollars
HK-705 BR, Northampton Tercentenniary


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Set Details
Coin Description: SC$1 1915 CA HK-402 ALABAMA AT PAN-PACIFIC PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPO
Grade: NGC MS 62 BN
Owner: Spencer Collection
 
Set Category: Token & Medals
Set Name: Spencer Collection of So Called Dollars
Slot Name: HK-705 BR, Northampton Tercentenniary
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Metal, 1915, Bz, ALABAMA AT PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION, STATE FUND DOLLAR, San Francisco, CA, So Called Dollar HK-402 Bronze, NGC MS62, Cert# 3475758-010. Obv. State Seal within circle; outside, above Alabama; below Great Seal; single stars at l. and r. borders separate upper and lower lettering; beaded border. Rev. Within open wreath Alabama / at / Panama / Pacific / International / Exposition / San Francisco / 1915 / [scrollwork across]; on ribbons of bow, which ties wreath at bottom, microscopic W & H Co [Whitehead & Hoag Co.] on l. ribbon, Newark N.J. on r. ribbon; beaded border. HK-402 Bronze. 38mm. Arkansas produces more than 90 per cent of nation's bauxite, source of aluminum; hence, aluminum theme of medal and reason for production in that metal. In the mid 20th Century, apparently additional medals were struck from the original dies. There is some confusion as to how to determine an original 1915 struck example from a later example. The major diagnostic seems to be less marks in the field, and lack of a die chip on the reverse under the scroll under the 1915 date. The examples I have examined in encapsulted and graded holders reveal a lack of distinction by third party graders as to which are original and which are restrikes.

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