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1896 Bryan Dollar, HK-780, MS62 Uncertified

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:42.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1896 Bryan Dollar, HK-780, MS62 Uncertified
<B>1896 Bryan Dollar, HK-780, MS62 Uncertified.</B></I> Silver, 52.4 mm. Zerbe-5, HK-780, S-6. Struck by Gorham Manufacturing Company, a Providence, Rhode Island, silversmith that is renowned for their sterling and silverplate flatware patterns. They are still in business to this day. The Bryan dollars struck by Gorham were likely commissioned by someone opposed to William Jennings Bryan's Free Silver movement, which would have set the value of silver to gold at 16:1. This piece shows what the size of a Morgan dollar would have been if Bryan had been elected. The smaller cartwheel design element is a symbolic reference to the circulating dollars of the time, which were referred to as cartwheels. Obviously the larger size the circulating dollar would have become was highly impractical. The current piece is a fine example of this scarce issue, having nicely mirrored fields that are a pleasing gunmetal-gray, enriched by subtle hues of rose and lilac. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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