Owner Comments:
SO-CALLED DOLLAR APPEARANCE/CONDITION:
“East Tincup” Type I: Choice Uncirculated+ — Designated DPL (Deep Proof-Like) by NGC
*Handsome blazing white untoned example of this rare issue. Brilliant, deep proof-like mirrored fields enhance the devices; Extraordinary specimen, one of the finest known graded examples.*
SO-CALLED DOLLAR BACKGROUND:
Commemorates Windsor Hotel, first plush hotel in Denver, demolished circa 1960; owned by H. A. W. Tabor, ‘silver king’ of state. Tabor Hotel in East Tincup was replica; contained many items owned originally by Tabor and wife, ‘Baby Doe’.
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Pursued the East Tincup Type II issue in gilt bronze (HK-719) for nearly 7 years. I was finally able to acquire an example in June of 2022. This completed the East Tincup Type I & II set.
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Descriptions of the East Tincup Type I and II Set Included in this Collection:
- CO HK-718: “East Tincup” Type I (NGC MS-64 DPL) — R5 (NGC Total Pop = 41 as of 6/2022)
- CO HK-719: “East Tincup” Type II (NGC AU-58) — R5 (NGC Total Pop = 7 as of 6/2022)
DESIGNER: W. M. Webber Jr.
CATALOG NUMBER: HK-718
RARITY: 1,000 (Total Struck)
(NGC DPL Pop = 8; 4 Finer - NGC Combined Total Pop [MS/PL/DPL] = 41): [06/2022]
Rarity Level 5 = ~76-200 Known - Designated "Rare"
SO-CALLED DOLLAR DESCRIPTION:
(Struck by Wendell-Northwestern, Nickel-Silver, 33mm, Round, Plain Edge)
OBVERSE: Edifice; to l. is female bust facing r., within circle; above Baby Doe, below Tabor; to r. is male bust, facing l., within circle; above H. A. W., below Tabor; above edifice Silver Tradition; below edifice The Windsor
REVERSE: Miner or prospector proceeding r. leading pack donkey; above Re-Live the Old West / With Us; below all East Tincup. Colo.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
“Both medals issued privately for event; sold at "bank" in East Tincup, replica of mining town of 1880s; opened as tourist attraction 1960 at cost of over $250,000; was located 12 miles west of Denver on route U.S. 40 near Golden, CO, but now defunct. Medals designed by W. M. Webber Jr., operator of enterprise; 1,000 of each struck by Wendell-Northwestern; sold for 50 cents.” — Credited Source: Hibler and Kappen