The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 18, May 2, 2004, Article 5

SO-CALLED SESQUICENTENNIAL DOLLAR

  Ron Abler writes: "The U.S. Mint issued a "so-called dollar"
  for the 1926 Sesquicentennial, depicting Ben Franklin on the
  obverse and Pegasus on the reverse.  It was minted in nickel,
  bronze, copper (I believe) and gilt.  My sources say that it was
  actually produced on-site at the 1926 Philadelphia
  Sesquicentennial Expo on an electric press.  All compositions
  are known for flat strikes with poor detail, perhaps due to the
  lower striking pressure of an electric press.  However, there is
  a high-relief version of the bronze medal that is strikingly better
  detailed and much higher relief than its low-relief counterparts.
  I suspect that it was produced on a more powerful, perhaps
  hydraulic, press.  Can anyone point me to the answer?  Perhaps
  the high-relief version was contracted out by the Mint?  If so,
  to whom?  Medallic Arts?  Greenduck?"

  Wayne Homren, Editor

	coinbooks.org Web

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization 
promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor 
at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com

To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum