BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS
HK-461 MS 63
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States PENNSYLVANIA 1932 |
| Design Description: |
WILLIAM PENN 250TH ANNIVERSARY ARRIVAL IN AMERICA |
| Item Description: |
SILVER SC$1 1932 PA HK-461 WILLIAM PENN 250th ANNIV. ARRIVAL IN AMERICA HK-461 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Bruce Thomas Collection |
Owner Comments:
JEFF SHEVLIN SOLD AN NGC GRADED MS 64 EXAMPLE ON HIS WEBSITE FOR $475.00.
JEFF SHEVLIN HAD ANOTHER NGC GRADED MS 63 EXAMPLE IN ONE OF HIS FIXED PRICE LISTS FOR $450.00.
WILLIAM PENN, 250th ANNIVERSARY OF ARRIVAL IN AMERICA 1932 PHILADELPHIA, PA
Medals issued by William Penn Commemoration Committee, which staged event; designed by Julio Kilenyi, New York sculptor; struck by Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Official Medals actually issued in two sizes and two metals; large 3-inch size precluded from listing here. Smaller official pieces below sold in Silver for $1, in Copper for 25 cents. Issue was quite limited. The bust of Penn in armor on the obverse was taken from the only known original portrait of Penn. The reverse scene shows Penn shaking hands with an Indian Chief after his first land purchase from the Indians.