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1896 Bryan So-Called Dollar

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
1896 Bryan So-Called Dollar
<B>1896 Bryan So-Called Dollar.</B></I> HK-780, S-6. A piece made by the Gorham Manufacturing Company, Silversmiths that alludes indirectly to the bimetallism controversy and "Free Silver" advocate William Jennings Bryan. It demonstrates how large a silver dollar would have to be in order to possess a dollar's worth of silver bullion in 1896, the year of Bryan's first presidential campaign. Listed in Hibler-Kappen as "very scarce" in 1963. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>) <BR><BR><B>Important notice