Owner Comments:
SO-CALLED DOLLAR APPEARANCE/CONDITION:
Brilliant Gem+
*Stunning specimen exhibiting various shades of lustrous bright golden surfaces; Beautiful overall strike -- Design matches its pewter counterpart and original 1960 HK-577 SC$1 — From a grading perspective, it’s difficult to understand why this example is not MS-68*
SO-CALLED DOLLAR BACKGROUND:
A 1981 restrike of the 1960 HK-577 CO 'Boy Scouts of America: 50th Anniversary National Jamboree' SC$1 commemorating the celebration event held in Colorado Springs, CO. The 1981 restrikes were struck in both brass and pewter (tin with copper & antimony.) In regards to the original 1960 HK-577, both restrikes appear to be significantly more scarce as only 9 brass examples have been graded by NGC and just 16 pewter specimens, whereas the original HK-577 has 82 examples graded.
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As noted in “So Called Dollars” by Hibler and Kappen, “A 39mm medal with similar designs and a reeded edge was produced for collectors in the 1980s as part of a set of restrikes of Boy Scout Jamboree medals. The restrike was produced in pewter and brass, and should not be confused with the original No. 577 produced in 1960, which is smaller, bronze and unreeded.”
CATALOG NUMBER: HK-577B
RARITY:
Mintage figures are unknown, but appears even scarcer than its pewter cousin - only 9 examples have been graded by NGC as of March 2022. This piece is among the top-5 finest known examples to exist. Just 3 have been graded finer at MS-68.
(NGC Pop= 2; 3 Finer - NGC Total Pop = 9): [05/2022]
SO-CALLED DOLLAR DESCRIPTION:
(Brass, 39mm, Round, Reeded Edge)
OBVERSE: National Jamboree / For God and Country / 1910 1960 / Boy Scouts of America / 50 / Fifty Years of Service / Colorado Springs
REVERSE: (Divided into three equal segments; in upper is view of Air Force Academy buildings and grounds; in lower left is Pike's Peak; in lower right is Will Rogers Memorial Tower)
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
"The 1960 National Jamboree was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from July 22 to 28 with the theme 'For God and Country' to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Boy Scouts of America. 56,377 Scouts and Explorers participated in the jamboree. To open the jamboree, 200 Native Americans set up a huge tepee village on stage as James Arness (Marshall Matt Dillon of television’s “Gunsmoke” series) narrated a western story. Scouts shared daily chores, cooked their own meals as was now the tradition, took part in displays, campfire gatherings, demonstrations, skill contests, a rodeo, and made inter-camp visits during the event." — Credited Source: Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America