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1926 Connecticut So-Called Dollar Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 1926 So-Called Dollar. HK-456. Philade

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1926 Connecticut So-Called Dollar Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 1926 So-Called Dollar. HK-456. Philade
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1926 Connecticut So-Called Dollar Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 1926 So-Called Dollar. HK-456. Philadelphia Sesquicentennial, Connecticut State Building. Bronze. Plain Edge. Medal Turn. AU-55 NGC. Obv: Connecticut State Building at center, CONNECTICUT STATE BUILDING arcs above, SESQUICENTENNIAL / PHILADELPHIA in exergue, small Liberty Bell below flanked by 1776 and 1926. Rev: Arms of Connecticut at upper right, standing depiction of Nathan Hale at left, “I ONLY REGRET THAT I HAVE / BUT ONE LIFE TO GIVE FOR / MY COUNTRY” / NATHAN HALE / PATRIOT-MARTYR / 1755 / 1776 in field, microscopic WHITEHEAD-HOAG at rim at 9 o’clock. The ruddy chestnut-brown surfaces display no marks to the naked eye. These were issued by the State of Connecticut to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the death of American patriot, Nathan Hale, by hanging at the hands of the British in Connecticut. Designed by George S. Godard, 5,000 examples were struck in bronze, which were offered for sale on the Sesquicentennial fair grounds in the Connecticut Building as well as at the State Library in Hartford; the cost was fifty-cents, or seventy-five cents if mailed. In addition, six examples were struck in gold, and 25 examples in silver. In 1980, some 250 bronze pieces were still on hand at the State Library in Hartford, at which time they were offered at $8, or $9 if mailed.