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


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Set Details
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 (12) OF THIS TYPE LISTED IN THE NGC CENSUS. THIS TYPE IS NOT LISTED IN THE SO-CALLED DOLLAR BOOK. THIS TYPE IS GILT BRASS, HK-15 IS BRASS. PILGRIM JUBILEE MEMORIAL 1870, PLYMOUTH, MA. Purpose: To commemorate 250th anniversary of Landing of Pilgrims. Medals: Extensive research fails to establish exact origin of issue. Names of A. C. Warren and Jarvis E. Ellis, both then Members of Pilgrim Society, appear on Medal; probably was designed by former and engraved by latter ("J. E. Ellis • F •"); struck by Scovill Manufacturing Co, Waterbury, CT; copies presented to officials and guests at celebration. Silver specimen is in possession of Pilgrim Society. Medal is rare in all metals.

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