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1897 Bickford So Called Dollar HK # 834 Republican Internat'l Brass Center Rare
1897 Bickford So Called Dollar HK # 834 Republican Internat'l Brass Center Rare
1897 Bickford So Called Dollar HK # 834 Republican Internat'l Brass Center Rare
1897 Bickford So Called Dollar HK # 834 Republican Internat'l Brass Center Rare
1897 Bickford So Called Dollar HK # 834 Republican Internat'l Brass Center Rare

1897 Bickford So Called Dollar HK # 834 Republican Internat'l Brass Center Rare

$ 14.22

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Type: So-Called Dollar
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    1897 Bickford So Called Dollar HK # 834 Republican Internat'l  Brass Center Rare
    Obverse
    Within circular center, Dollar in straight line, Republican in curved line above and Internat.l., curved, below; from circular center to border, five dashes, representing silver bars; beginning in outer border, four lines, making almost complete circles,
    Lettering:
    This Combination Coin Will When Adopted be Good in All Nations / Heal All Differences Between Gold & Silver Men / and Fully Settle All Financial Questions / Approved by All Good Business Men
    Reverse
    Same center inscription; between outer circle and beaded border
    Lettering:
    Here is Shown the Value of Our Dollar in the Coin of Different Nations of the World.; between outer and inner circles, eight links contain Sterling 4.2 Francs 5.20 Kronen 3.80 Gulden 2.8 Marken 4.16 Guilder 2.50 Rouble 9.65 Yen 1.1; between inner circle and center, Invented and Protected by Dana Bickford
    Comments
    1897 Bickford Dollar HK-834. Aluminum, brass center.
    Dana Bickford of New York City, upon returning from a visit to Europe, where he experienced the then-usual difficulty in exchanging money, submitted to Mint Director Dr. Henry Linderman several designs for a token to promote universal exchange rates among major currencies of the world to be standardized for gold and silver. This variety displays a mound on the lower obverse that reads GOLD AND SILVER. Listed in the Hibler-Kappen reference as "very rare," 21 to 50 pieces known. Very rare !