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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8223707, member: 20201&quot;]<font size="6"><b>1909 Hendrik Hudson Daalder</b></font></p><p><b>HK-374 so-called dollar</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444792[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444793[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>This is one the many medals struck commemorating the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were 8 different medals struck with THIS DESIGN in different compositions. Four in Silver Dollar Size and four in Gold Dollar size.</p><p><br /></p><p>HK-369 Silver - edge Med. Art Co. 38mm with 75-100 struck</p><p>HK-369a Silver - Same as HK-369 but without Med. Art Co on edge</p><p>HK-370 Aluminum. 38mm with 200+ struck</p><p>HK-370a Bronze. Number struck unavailable</p><p><br /></p><p>HK-371 Gold, size of Gold Dollar. 15mm. 50-100 struck</p><p>HK-372 Silver, size of Gold Dollar. 50-100 struck</p><p>HK-373 Bronze, size of Gold Dollar. 50-100 struck</p><p><b>HK-374 Aluminum, size of Gold Dollar. Number struck unavailable </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Number of pieces struck in various metals appears in Elder sales catalogs over the years since 1909 varies.</p><p>At one time it was stated that only 100 were struck, at another, less than 50 and then, only a few were struck, all referring to same medal.</p><p>This is the small gold dollar size medal in aluminum where the number struck is not given.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>I suspect mine is probably one of the most often encountered but all Elder issues were quite limited.</b> Thomas L. Elder, issued this so-called dollar and was a coin dealer and prolific striker of medals in N.Y.C. It was designed by Frank C. Higgins and modeled by J. Edouard Roine, struck by Medallic Art Co.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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