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Dollar - U.S. Centennial Exposition Liberty Bell Independence Hall - Rounded
1876 year| Copper | - | - |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | › Tokens |
| Year | 1876 |
| Currency | United States - So-called Dollars |
| Composition | Copper |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#122199 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Edifice. Lettering around and below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
INDEPENDENCE HALL
1776
1876
COMMENCED 1729
FINISHED 1734
Engraver: William Barber
Comment
LIBERTY BELL-INDEPENDENCE HALL DOLLARSStruck and issued by Messrs. Deihl, Philadelphia; designed by Key. Some of pieces with small bell struck as early as 1872; with large bell, 1874, in anticipation of centennial celebration. Liberty Bell, made of bronze, weighs 2,080 pounds, is 3 feet high, measures 12 feet around lip. John Pass and Charles Stow recast bell in 1753, it having cracked year before; in 1835 it cracked beyond repair. It now hangs in Liberty Bell Center, a dedicated museum within Independence National Historical Park near old State House, renamed Independence Hall, where Declaration of Independence was unanimously adopted by Continental Congress, July 4, 1776.
