1874 International Ten-Dollar

HBCC#:

6116

Breen#:

n/a

BD#:

n/a

Judd#:

1374

Pollock#:

1519

Dana Bickford was traveling in Europe, and as he visited different countries he was required to exchange his money to the appropriate currency system. Often times, he was ignorant of the exchange rate and eventually became quite annoyed. In response, he developed a plan of international coinage, with one side of his coin design displaying the value of the coin in each of five different European countries, along with the United States. The plan suggested that each country could issue the coins with the monetary side remaining the same and the opposite side including a design developed by that country.

Provenance:

Purchased from Lee F. Hewitt, April 17, 1972.

Obverse:

Head of Liberty to left, coronet in her hair, LIBERTY on coronet, six stars on top of coronet, hair tied back, olive branch and ribbon at her neck, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs above, date below head.

Reverse:

Six interlocked rope-like or beaded cartouches read DOLLARS 10; STERLING £2.1.1; MARKEN 41.99; KRONEN 37.31; GULDEN 20.73; and FRANCS 51.81, when read clockwise, 16.72 GRAMS 900 FINE UBIQUE on four lines at the center.

Commentary:

"Was listed as Patt 110. Coin card back 91. Eagle."