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Certified 1901 Evacuation of Boston, Copper NGC MS63 BN HK-131 So Called Dollar

$ 96.88

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Certification Number: 1826726-005
  • Type: So-Called Dollar
  • Certification: NGC
  • Denomination: So-Called Dollar
  • Condition: Certified, graded, authenticated and encapsulated by NGC as a Mint State MS63 BN. A highly sought after medal. You get the item in the photos. Vintage NGC holder!
  • Strike Type: Business
  • Modified Item: No
  • Series: So-Called Dollars
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Category: Medals & Tokens
  • Year: 1901
  • Geography: United States
  • Grade: 63
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Medal, 1901, Copper, EVACUATION OF BOSTON, 125TH ANNIVERSARY, United States, Boston, MASS, So-Called Dollar, HK-131, NGC MS63BN, Cert# 1826726-005. These medals were distributed to Boston school children in 1901, they were struck by Whitehead & Hoag, Newark, NJ. The reverse of this Issue is a replica of a famous gold medal given to George Washington by resolution of the continental congress March 25, 1776, it was the only gold medal ever granted him by the Federal Government. Obv. Within wreath Souvenir, 125th Anniversary, Evacuation Day, Boston Mass, 1901, with microscopic W&H Co. Newark, NJ, beaded border; Rv. Four Soldiers (including Washington) on horseback on Dorchester Heights overlooking city and harbor from which British vessels were retreating, 2 cannon and shot in foreground, part of fortifications below, "Hostibus primo fugatis, Bostonium recuperatum, XVII martn, MDCCLXXVI (The enemy fled immediately, Boston recaptured March 17, 1796), beaded border. Scarce.
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