BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS
HK-080 MS 61 HK PLATE 2ND EDITION
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States PHILADELPHIA, PA 1876 |
| Design Description: |
US CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION |
| Item Description: |
WHITE METAL SC$1 1876 PA HK-80 FAIRMOUNT PARK US CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION HK-80 OSTHEIMER COLLECTION HK PLATE 2ND ED. |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 61 |
| Owner: |
Bruce Thomas Collection |
Owner Comments:
1876 U.S. Centennial Exposition. Exposition Building Dollar--Main Building. White Metal. 43 mm. HK-80. Rarity-6. MS-61 (NGC).
THERE ARE ONLY (10) OF THIS TYPE LISTED IN THE NGC CENSUS AS OF 10/2023, WITH (4) MS 62'S FINER.
THIS EXAMPLE SOLD IN THE OSTHEIMER SEALED BID AUCTION IN 2011 FOR $506.00. DIES FOR THIS MEDAL BY GEORGE H LOVETT.
JEFF SHEVLIN SOLD A MS 62 ON HIS WEBSITE FOR $545.00.
HERITAGE AUCTIONS HAVE SOLD (2) NGC GRADED MS 61 EXAMPLES. BOTH EXAMPLES SOLD FOR $470 IN 2014 AND 2016.
Provenance: From the Henry Edward Collection. Earlier ex Ostheimer Collection. The plate medal for the type in the second edition of the Hibler-Kappen reference on so-called dollars. This medal was also owned by W. David Perkins, as he was listed with the photo credit for this medal in the 2008 second edition of the So-Called Dollars reference book.