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HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION 1909, NEW YORK CITY, NY HUDSON-FULTON (COMBINED) DOLLAR. HK-380 WITH LOOP.
THIS EXAMPLE IS TOP POP OF THIS SO-CALLED DOLLAR TYPE WITH LOOP PER THE NGC CENSUS AS OF 8/2023. THERE ARE ONLY FOUR MS 65'S WITHOUT LOOP FINER IN THE NGC CENSUS.
MY MS 65 EXAMPLE SOLD FOR $1,012.00 IN THE OSTHEIMER SEALED BID AUCTION IN 2011. THIS EXAMPLE IS ONE GRADE LOWER WITH THE RARE LOOP ATTACHMENT.
JEFF SHEVLIN HAS AN UNGRADED "CH BU" EXAMPLE WITH THE ORIGINAL RIBBON AND HANGER STILL ATTACHED FOR SALE ON HIS WEBSITE FOR $375.00.
Purpose: To commemorate 300th anniversary of discovery of Hudson River and centenary of successful steamboat navigation.
In addition to tributes paid Hendrik Hudson and Robert Fulton, Commission sought "to re-stimulate interest in the important roles New York City and New York State played in American history, to inculcate in the vast immigrant population of the state a pride in their new Homeland and to promote international friendship."
Designed and modeled by sculptor Chester Beach; struck by Medallic Art Co.