So-Called Dollars Fixed Price List: WILSON DOLLAR 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEDALS

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WILSON DOLLAR 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEDALS

This year, to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Manila Mint, restrikes of the Wilson Dollar are being offered for sale. The restrikes will be struck using the original Wilson Dollar obverse die engraved by George Morgan.

The Wilson Dollar was originally struck on the newly installed minting equipment in the Philippines, the only overseas U.S. Branch Mint, to commemorate the opening of the Manila Mint in 1920. They were struck in gold, silver and bronze. George Morgan, who engraved the dies for the Morgan dollar, also engraved the dies for the Wilson dollar.

Jeff Shevlin, the So-Called Guy, a nationally recognized expert on So-Called Dollars, historical U.S. medals, is offering the restrikes in gold, silver, copper, brass, aluminum, and nickel. The restrikes are 38mm, the same size as the original. The medals will be struck by Daniel Carr of the Moonlight Mint. The obverse die is the original 1920 Wilson Dollar die engraved by George Morgan. The reverse die commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Manila Mint and will be almost identical to the original die with the exception of ANNIVERSARY replacing OPENING and will be dated 2020.

A custom Lucite holder to display the gold, silver and copper is free when the set of three are purchased. A custom Lucite holder for the silver, silver select gold-plate, copper, brass, aluminum and nickel is free when the set of six are purchased.

Dennis Tucker, publisher, Whitman Publishing, said regarding the 100 Year Anniversary restrikes, “The Wilson Dollar is one of the most historically significant issues among the medals numismatists identify as ‘So-Called Dollars.’ We value it for the unique way it connects the people of the United States to the people of the Philippines—a golden (and silver and bronze!) symbol of a deeply important connection that resonates to this day.” “In Whitman’s Mega Red, the expanded edition of the Red Book, we devote more than a page and a half to the Wilson Dollar. This is a measure of the importance of this intriguing, richly layered, and many-storied medal.”

 

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