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1897 - Bryan Money - Zerbe 135- S909

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
1897 - Bryan Money - Zerbe 135- S909
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Obverse: An eagle with outstretched wings and head to right; above in small letters "I'm all right," at bottom Pat. July 27, 1897 in raised letters. This piece is composed of a sheet metal case, or shell, with openings and encloses a movable disc which is operated by a ring at the top. Part of the inscription is on the case and part on the movable disc. When the ring is moved part of the inscription changes. By moving the ring the eagles head and right wing are made to droop, and the inscription at the top is changed to read "Where Am I At?" Reverse: Inscription reads when the ring is at the top Gold Standard Means A Dollar worth 100 Cents. Mack, Teddy and Prosperity. When the ring is moved the inscription is changed to read "Free Silver Means A Dollar Worth 50 Cents Bryanarchy and Stevenson Relates to the campaign of 1900. Indented borders. All lettering incuse. Struck in brass, gilded, 38 1/2 mm, extremely fine condition.