BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS
HK-224 PF 62 ULTRA CAMEO


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Coin Description:
Grade: NGC MS 63
Owner: Bruce Thomas Collection
 
Set Category: Token & Medals
Set Name: BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS
Slot Name: HK-224 PF 62 ULTRA CAMEO
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

THERE ARE ONLY 6 GRADED OF THIS TYPE BY NGC AS OF 8/2018. THIS EXAMPLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY HAROLD HIBLER, THE CO-AUTHOR OF THE SO-CALLED DOLLAR BOOK, AND WAS PREVIOUSLY IN THE OSTHEIMER COLLECTION. THIS EXAMPLE IS ALSO THE PLATE EXAMPLE FOR BOTH EDITIONS OF THE SO-CALLED DOLLAR BOOK. PENNSYLVANIA BICENTENNIAL 1882. 200th ANNIVERSARY OF LANDING OF WILLIAM PENN, PHILADELPHIA, PA Purpose: To commemorate 200th anniversary of founding of Pennsylvania; "to exhibit the progress...in those arts which promote the intelligence, convenience, comfort, refinement and culture of the people." 26MM SMALLER ISSUES OF THIS MEDAL WERE WORN BY MARCHERS IN THE PARADE OF OCTOBER 24, 1882 (APPROXIMATELY 75,000 WERE DISTRIBUTED FOR FREE). THE DOLLAR SIZED ISSUE WAS "QUITE LIMITED".

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