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PCGS Number: 87455
Coin Date: 1917
Denomination (Short): G$1
Denomination (Long): Gold dollar
Variety: McKinley Memorial
Desg: MS
Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper
Mintage: 5,000
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Classic Commemorative
Coinage Years: 1903-1926
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 15
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (Grams): 1.672
Weight (Ounces): 0.04837
Designer: Charles Barber & George Morgan
Edge: Reeded
General Notes: Proof-like surfaces. The 1917 McKinley commemorative gold dollars were struck to drum up monetary support for a memorial honoring the slain president. William McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, and that is where the memorial referenced on this coin was built in 1915. The commemorative dollar, designed as a joint venture by Charles E. Barber and George T. Morgan, features a bust portrait of McKinley on the obverse and a depiction of the memorial on the reverse. <BR><BR> While a fair number of these coin entered circulation -- many even becoming jewelry -- the majority are known in uncirculated grades. Most are in the grade range of MS62-66, while a scarcer number are known in MS67 or higher grades.
PCGS #: 87455
NGC ID: BYLL