VIDEO: SO-CALLED DOLLARS

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The E-Sylum: Volume 27, Number 23, June 9, 2024, Article 7

VIDEO: SO-CALLED DOLLARS

The David Lisot Video Library on the Newman Numismatic Portal can be found at:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/multimediadetail/522852

We highlight one of his videos each week in The E-Sylum. Here's one from 2005 with Jeff Shevlin speaking about So-Called dollars. -Editor

Learn about So-Called dollars. These medals are about the size of a US silver dollar and were struck to commemorate significant events in history. This presentation includes:

Definition of a So-Called dollar
Categories that include fairs & exhibitions and historical events
How some events had dozens of different pieces struck
Explanation of why different pieces were struck, in what quantities and in what metals
Some of the activities including the Erie Canal, World's Columbian Expo, Trans-Mississippi, Wells Fargo, Continental Dollar restrikes, Louisiana Purchase, San Francisco earthquake, Jamestown, Panama Canal, Wilson Dollars, Pan-Pac Expo and more
The debate over whether So-Called dollars should be slabbed

So-CAlled Dollars Erie Canal completion medal

Speaker: Jeff Shevlin. Publication date: August 20, 2005.

To watch the complete video, see:
Introduction to So-Called Dollars (https://youtu.be/WqgWA_t9GaY)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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