BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS
HK-134 MS 61 BN
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States NEWBURGH, NEW YORK 1883 |
| Design Description: |
HEADQUARTERS AT NEWBURGH, NY CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION |
| Item Description: |
BRONZE SC$1 1883 NY HK-134 HEADQUARTERS AT NEWBURGH PROCLAMATION OF PEACE HK-134 BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 61 BN |
| Owner: |
Bruce Thomas Collection |
Owner Comments:
THERE ARE ONLY (16) LISTED OF THIS TYPE IN THE NGC CENSUS AS OF 2/2025. ALSO CATALOGUED AS BAKER R-456A. IT APPEARS THAT MS 61 IS QUITE AN UNDERGRADE FOR THIS EXAMPLE. IT IS VERY CLEAN AND FREE OF ISSUES.
JEFF SHEVLIN HAD A RAW "GEM BU" EXAMPLE LISTED ON HIS WEBSITE FOR $495.00. HE ALSO HAS AN NGC GRADED UNC DETAILS, MOUNTED EXAMPLE LISTED SOLD ON HIS WEBSITE FOR $395.00.
KAGIN'S AUCTIONS SOLD AN NGC GRADED MS 62 FOR $780.00.
HERITAGE AUCTIONS SOLD A PCGS GRADED MS 62 EXAMPLE FOR $408.00.
WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS AT NEWBURGH, NY; PROCLAMATION OF PEACE, DISBANDMENT OF ARMY CENTENNIALS 1883.
THIS SO-CALLED DOLLAR TYPE IS MADE IN BRONZE (HK-134) AND WHITE METAL (HK-135). THE BRONZE TYPE IS MUCH RARER THAN THE WHITE METAL TYPE IN THE NGC CENSUS (13 BRONZES VS. 36 WHITE METALS AS OF 8/2023).