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Coin Date: 1916 Denomination (Short): G$1 Denomination (Long): Gold dollar Variety: McKinley Memorial Desg: MS Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper Mintage: 15,000 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:
The 1916 McKinley gold dollar was struck to help raise funds for a memorial to the martyred president, who was assassinated in 1901. The coin represents a collaborative design effort by Charles E. Barber and George T. Morgan, featuring a portrait of William McKinley on the obverse and the memorial building on the reverse.
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Despite high hopes for this coin's success, relatively few were sold. The vast majority are known in uncirculated grades. Most are known in grades of MS63 to MS66, with pieces grading higher quite scarce. NGC ID: BYLK
