1960
So-Called Dollars from each decade will be cataloged in our next book "So-Called Dollars Volume II: United States Historical Events". Each decade has a handful of So-Called Dollars that are cataloged and depicted on this website, more will be added as the book nears completion.
So-Called Dollars in this Category:
Alaska Festival of Music
1960 · HK-575 · Silver
The Anchorage Festival of Music was organized to promote music and it’s appreciation in Alaska…
Boy Scouts of America 50th Anniversary Jamboree
1960 · HK-577 · Bronze
Over 50,000 Scouts from all 50 states and 26 foreign countries participated. The Scout Shield…
Pony Express Centennial
1960 · HK-583
This piece was struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the famed Pony Express which…
Kansas Statehood Centennial
1961 · HK-586
Issued for the Kansas Centennial the medal’s obverse shows a covered-wagon train being pulled by…
Mobile, Alabama 250th Anniversary
1961 · HK-587
A bust of Sieur de Bienville, who founded the city in 1711 as the French…
Pony Express Termination Centennial
1961 · HK-589
The Pony Express was discontinued when the transcontinental telegraph was completed in late 1861. President…