Jeff Shevlin is offering a great-looking restrike of the "Wilson Dollar" medal. Here's the press release.
-Editor
WILSON DOLLAR 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEDALS
Wilson Dollar 100-year Anniversary medal in Gold
This year, to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Manila Mint, restrikes of the
Wilson Dollar are being offered for sale. The restrikes have been struck using the
original Wilson Dollar obverse die engraved by George Morgan.
The Wilson Dollar was originally struck on the newly installed minting equipment in the
Philippines, the only overseas U.S. Branch Mint, to commemorate the opening of the
Manila Mint in 1920. They were struck in gold, silver and bronze.
George Morgan, who engraved the dies for the Morgan dollar, also engraved the dies for
the Wilson dollar.
Jeff Shevlin, the So-Called Guy, a nationally recognized expert on So-Called Dollars,
historical U.S. medals, is offering the restrikes, struck by Daniel Carr of the Moonlight
Mint, in gold, silver, copper, brass, aluminum, nickel and select gold-plated. The restrikes
are 38mm, the same size as the original. The gold is 1.6oz, 50 grams of gold and edge
marked "50 GRAMS 999+ GOLD" is $5,000. The silver is edge marked "ONE TROY
OUNCE .999 SILVER" is $100. The copper is $50, and the brass, aluminum and nickel are
$35. Silver with select gold-plate is $125. The obverse die is the original Wilson Dollar
die engraved by George Morgan. The reverse die commemorates the 100 th anniversary of
the Manila Mint and will be almost identical to the original die except in the legend
"ANNIVERSARY" replaces "OPENING" and will be dated 2020. A custom Lucite holder
to display the gold, silver and copper is free when the set of three are purchased. A
custom Lucite holder for the silver, silver select gold-plate, copper, brass, aluminum, and
nickel is free when the set of six are purchased.
Copper and Silver
Dennis Tucker, publisher, Whitman Publishing, said regarding the 100 Year Wilson Dollar
Anniversary restrikes by Jeff Shevlin, "The Wilson Dollar is one of the most historically
significant issues among the medals numismatists identify as ‘So-Called Dollars.' We value
it for the unique way it connects the people of the United States to the people of the
Philippines—a golden (and silver and bronze!) symbol of a deeply important connection
that resonates to this day." "In Whitman's Mega Red, the expanded edition of the Red
Book, we devote more than a page and a half to the Wilson Dollar. This is a measure of
the importance of this intriguing, richly layered, and many-storied medal."
The Manila Mint was destroyed during World War II when the Japanese invaded the
Philippine Inlands and almost 10 million dollars' worth of silver pesos, as well as Wilson
dollars, were dumped into Manila Bay to avoid capture by the Japanese.
It was reported that five Wilson Dollars were struck in gold, but seven are accounted for
today, 2,200 were struck in silver and 3,700 in bronze.
Visit the website
www.WilsonDollar.com to place your order or contact Jeff Shevlin at
SoCalledGuy@hotmail.com or (916) 955-2569.
Wayne Homren, Editor
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