Lusterrules So-Called Dollars

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There are three medals listed by Hibler & Kappen that are collectively known as Centennial Fountain Dollars. All three medals share the same obverse design depicting the Centennial Fountain located in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. However, each of the three medals have a different design for their reverse. The Centennial Fountain was commissioned by the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America as an attraction for the 1876 U.S. Centennial Exposition. This medal has the emblem of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America on its reverse. It is made of gilt copper and is a superb piece. It is the only proof-like example that has been certified, and at MS-64 it is the finest known example. The overall rarity is R6 (21-75 known).