PENNSYLVANIA BICENTENNIAL 1882.
200th ANNIVERSARY OF LANDING OF WILLIAM PENN, PHILADELPHIA, PA
PENN'S HOUSE AND CITY HALL DOLLAR. HK-140 WHITE METAL.
THERE ARE ONLY (8) DPL'S LISTED OF THIS TYPE, AND ONLY (3) MS 64 DPL'S AND (1) MS 65 DPL LISTED AS FINER OVERALL IN THE NGC CENSUS AS OF 3/2024.
JEFF SHEVLIN HAD AN UNGRADED "CH BU+" EXAMPLE LISTED IN HIS JULY 2021 FIXED PRICE LIST FOR $325.00.
FORMERLY FROM THE FAMOUS VIRGIL BRAND COLLECTION. MOST EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE ARE HOLED FOR SUSPENSION. Brand began collecting coins in 1879 (began keeping track of them in ledgers 1889) and continued until his death in 1926. Along the way he acquired over 350,000 coins and medals of all descriptions. In 1910 he formed the Chicago Coin Co. with his long-time friend and “go-fer” Theophile (“Ted”) Leon tending the shop. Brand lived upstairs over the Brand Brewing Co. at the corner of Elston and Snow avenues in Chicago. During this decade and into the 1920s he was a constant source for research information. His knowledge extended from ancient coins to modern, from medals to paper money.
THIS IS ALSO APPARENTLY STRUCK ON A THICKER PLANCHET THAN NORMAL, AS IT IS HOUSED IN A NGC THICK HOLDER. THREE OTHERS THAT I OWN ARE IN REGULAR THICKNESS NGC HOLDERS. THE MEDAL FITS THE THICK HOLDER FRONT TO BACK WITHOUT MUCH ROOM TO SPARE. PLANCHET IS PROBABLY 3-4MM THICK. QUITE UNUSUAL!!
MY NGC REGISTRY SET "BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS" WAS VOTED AS THE BEST CUSTOM SET FOR 2018 BY THE NGC REGISTRY AWARDS. I AM VERY PROUD OF THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND THANKS TO NGC FOR THIS HONOR.
I WILL BE LISTING MANY MORE EXONUMIA ITEMS IN THE FUTURE, INCLUDING MANY SO-CALLED DOLLARS, DEWITT LISTED POLITICAL CAMPAIGN MEDALS, AND OTHER UNITED STATES HISTORIC MEDALS. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY LISTINGS TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION.