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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 765971, member: 6229"]The Bryan Dollars produced duing 1896, 1900 and 1910 are not Dollars, not tokens, but are medals hiding under the numismatic subset guise "so-called-dollars." They should never have been called Dollars and they certainly are not "Bryan" Dollars, because Bryan had nothing to do with their concept nor making. William Jennings Bryan ran for office of President of the United States of America in 1896 and in 1900. His platform was based on the belief that America should abandon its bimetal (gold and silver) currency standards and change it to just one metal, silver. On July 11, 1896, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Bryan won the nomination and Arthur Sewell was nominated as the Vice-presential candidate. Earlier (May 28) Joshua Levering of Pittsburg, Maryland received the Prohibition Party's nomination. On July Fourth, Charles H. Hatchett becomes the Socialist Party's candidate. July 22nd, at the National Silver Party's Convention in Saint Louis, the members vote to support the Democrat's nominees, Bryan and Sewall. July 25 at the People's Party convention in Saint Louis, the Fusionists, who controlled party policy, forced the nomination of Bryan for President, but the solidarity of the mid-roaders, within the party, influenced the party leaders to acquiescence to their demands and nominate Thomas E. Watson tyo run for Vice-President. August 8 William McKinley, a Buckeye (Ohioan), accepted the Republican nomination at an address in Canton, Ohio. September 2 at the National (Gold) Democratic Convention -- made-up of Democrats against Bryan's silver platform -- choose John Palmer as its Presidential candidate (after current President Grover Cleveland declines the nomination). Here is where the truth emerges in the annals of numismatic history. The so-called-Dollars should be referred as Anti-Bryan Dollars because they were created by silver smiths to demean and ridicule Bryan's "free silver" ideology.By-the-way Bryan Dollars were composed of other metals other than silver. The silver smiths and private coiners of the so-called-Dollars, not only minted the coins for the Republican Party, but produced a few varieties bearing the names of businesses who were anti-Bryan in 1896 and 1900.  When you look over the photos (courtesy of So-Called Dollars), you will discover that restrikes were made in both those years, but all the 1910 dated pieces were all restrikes. Notice that all restrikes bear the curved text of Tiffany & Co. in larger than 71/2mm letters and have matte or frosted surfaces (originals have smooth surfaces): <a href="http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Bryan_Dollars.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Bryan_Dollars.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Bryan_Dollars.html</a>  I hope you enjoyed seeing all the photos as much as I did... Clinker[/QUOTE]

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