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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;StevenHarden, post: 4144180, member: 67639&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman">Hello All.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">I have the following So-Called Dollar from 1876.&nbsp; This piece is listed in the 2nd Edition of &quot;So-Called Dollars An Illustrated Standard Catalog&quot; by Harold Hibler and Charles Kappen within the section of U.S. Centennial Exposition pieces.&nbsp; Within the U.S. Centennial Exposition section there is a listing for Liberty Bell - Independence Hall Dollars.&nbsp; There are four (4) metal varieties of this type: Silver, Bronze, Copper, and White Metal.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">My question is whether this is HK23 (silver) or HK26 (white metal).&nbsp; HK23 is listed with a rarity R8, while HK23 is listed with a rarity R4.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">As shown in the pictures below, this piece is housed in what appears to be the original holder designed for it.&nbsp; The diameter is 38mm, thickness 3mm, and weight 23.2 grams.&nbsp; Surfaces have a proof-like appearance and have a rough metal appearance in parts of the fields.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">If you do not have the Hibler/Kappen book, you can find information for this piece at the following:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="https://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/US_Centennial.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/US_Centennial.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/US_Centennial.html</a></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Again, I am trying to distinguish whether this is the silver (HK23) or white metal (HK26) metal variety.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Any information is greatly appreciated.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Now for the pictures:</font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071300[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071301[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071302[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071303[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071304[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071305[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071306[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Thank You.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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