SCD VERY RARE HK-19 1876 NEVADA DOLLAR, ( SILVER ) NEVADA DOLLAR - 1876 U.S. CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION Start Price USD 600.00 Current Price USD 600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, August 27, 2008 End Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 Location DAYTON, NV See more about 'SCD VERY RARE HK-19 1876 NEVADA DOLLAR, ( SILVER )' Description SCD HK-19 - SILVER - PROOF LIKE - RARE NEVADA DOLLAR - 1876 U.S. CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION - PHILADELPHIA PA.  MINTED AT PHILADELPHA MINT & ENGRAVED BY WILLIAM BARBER. THIS MEDAL IS LISTED IN THE 1963 HK BOOK " RARE " I HAVE ONLY SEEN IT OFFERED AT AUCTION 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS AND THE CONDITION WAS NOT A PROOF LIKE MIRROR SURFACE. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL NEVADA DOLLAR. ONLY 2526 WERE MINTED. THE 3 NEVADA DOLLARS I HAVE OWNED WERE NICE BUT NOTHING IN COMPARISON TO THIS SO CALLED DOLLAR.     HISTORY OF THE NEVADA DOLLAR: THE 1876 NEVADA DOLLAR WAS STRUCK FROM PURE SILVER. THE ORE WAS SHIPPED FROM THE FOUR NEVADA MINES AT VIRGINIA CITY NEVADA. THE CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA, THE CALIFORNIA, THE OPHIR, AND THE BELCHER MINES. THE ORE  WAS PROCESSED ON SITE AT THE NEVADA STATE EXHIBIT ON THE FAIR GROUNDS OF THE U. S. CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION AT PHILADELPHIA, PA.  AMERICA'S 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. THE NATIONAL CELEBRATION WAS OPENED BY PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT (1869-1877).THIS IS ONLY 11 YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN, TO GIVE SOME PERSPECTIVE IN TIME. THANK YOU             Place a Bid!