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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8308450, member: 20201&quot;]<b>1876 Phila International Exhibition</b></p><p><b>Liberty Bell - Independence Hall</b></p><p><b>HK-26 So-called Dollar</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1470533[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1470534[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The State House bell, now known as the Liberty Bell, rang in the tower of the Pennsylvania State House.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today, we call that building Independence Hall. Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly Isaac Norris first ordered a bell for the bell tower in 1751 from the Whitechapel Foundry in London.</p><p>That bell cracked on the first test ring. Local metalworkers John Pass and John Stow melted down that bell and cast a new one in Philadelphia.</p><p><br /></p><p>HK-26 (White Metal) 38mm</p><p>Shown with an original ragged blue ribbon and fairly large loop.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1470532[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The white metal variety can be found commonly holed or not. Also minted in Silver, Bronze, Gilt or Copper. Was engraved by William H. Key, assistant engraver to William Barber.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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