Reference | HK-88 SH 2-39 (view) |
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Date | 1876 |
Grade | VF |
Price | $85.00 |
Item # | 2080 |
Metal | White Metal |
Engraved By | William H. Key |
The Edifice of the Horticultural Hall is on the obverse. Key’s signature is below the edifice to the left. Reverse legend “1776 Illustrating the Growth and Prosperity of a Free People in a
Hundred Years 1876”. Microscopic on reverse “PAT NOV 3 1874 H&L”. One of many Centennial so-called dollars engraved by William F. Key, who was an Assistant Engraver at the U.S. Mint from 1864-1885.