For Sale: 1885 Dauphin County Pennsylvania Centennial SCD
$180.00 · BU++
| Reference | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1885 |
| Grade | BU++ |
| Price | $180.00 |
| Item # | 4582 |
| Metal | White Metal |
Unlisted in Hibler & Kappen. This SCD will be included in the So-Called Dollars Volume II edition. This medal has proof-like fields.
The obverse depicts a scene of mining operations, inscription and dates DAUPHIN COUNTY 1785 CENTENNIAL 1885 around the periphery. On the reverse the legend states E FERITATE CULTUS PRO SOLITUDINE MULTITUDO around a large log building, agricultural fields in background, two Native Americans in a canoe in the foreground. Raymond notes in his compilation of unlisted so-called dollars that this piece is rare in white metal. It is important to note that the obverse have the name of the manufacturer, P. L. KRIDER PHILA., on a panel below the mining scene.