Dollar - Dana Bickford of New York City US Grant

Reverse

On center portion in three lines, first and last curved, second straight

Script: Latin

Lettering: International / Bi-Metal / Dollar; border legend around, This Gold & Silver Coin Will be Good the World Over Fulfill a Promise & Bring Prosperity Value of the / U.S. Dollar / Other Nations; in France 5 Fr. 18c.; in Austria 3 Fl. 47 Kr.; in Japan 1 Yen; in Russia 1 Rbl. 29 K; in Germany 4 M. 20 Pf; in England 4s. 1d.; between links and circular center, Invented and Protected by Dana Bickford

Comment

1897 Bickford Dollar. HK-837. An uncertified so-called dollar struck by Dana Bickford of New York in 1897, as part of a set of eight "dollars" or patterns for an international coinage. The U.S. Congress failed to take action to approve the idea, and the project was dropped. This example has a bronze planchet with the bust of General U.S. Grant within a ring of aluminum. The Hibler-Kappen catalog lists the token as "very rare." The overall condition is circulated with wear spots on both sides, but this is still a desirable piece that should attract the attention of so-called dollar collectors.