Owner Comments:
PENNSYLVANIA BICENTENNIAL 1882.
200th ANNIVERSARY OF LANDING OF WILLIAM PENN, PHILADELPHIA, PA
PENN'S HOUSE AND CITY HALL DOLLAR. HK-140 WHITE METAL.
ONLY (8) DPL'S GRADED OF THIS TYPE, AND ONLY (3) MS 64 DPL'S AND (1) MS 65 DPL LISTED AS FINER OVERALL IN THE NGC CENSUS AS OF 8/2023. MOST EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE ARE HOLED FOR SUSPENSION. THIS EXAMPLE AND MY MS 64 DPL EXAMPLE ARE NOT HOLED.
JEFF SHEVLIN HAD A RAW "CH BU+" EXAMPLE LISTED IN HIS JULY 2021 FIXED PRICE LIST FOR $325.00.
A MS 64 DPL WAS SOLD BY HERITAGE AUCTIONS FOR $381.88.
FORMERLY FROM THE FAMOUS VIRGIL BRAND COLLECTION.
Brand began collecting coins in 1879 (began keeping track of them in ledgers 1889) and continued until his death in 1926. Along the way he acquired over 350,000 coins and medals of all descriptions. In 1910 he formed the Chicago Coin Co. with his long-time friend and “go-fer” Theophile (“Ted”) Leon tending the shop. Brand lived upstairs over the Brand Brewing Co. at the corner of Elston and Snow avenues in Chicago. During this decade and into the 1920s he was a constant source for research information. His knowledge extended from ancient coins to modern, from medals to paper money.
THIS IS ALSO APPARENTLY STRUCK ON A THICKER PLANCHET, AS IT IS HOUSED IN A NGC THICK HOLDER. THREE OTHERS THAT I OWN ARE IN REGULAR THICKNESS NGC HOLDERS.