Elder “Taft” or “Gold Basis” Dollar German Silver

Value of 1908 HK-798b Elder “Taft” or “Gold Basis” Dollar German Silver

This So-Called Dollar is given the catalog number HK-798b

The obverse text on this So-Called Dollar reads Free silver Government ownership of railroads, guarantee of bank deposits, anti-Imperialism, and others W.J.B and the reverse text is A Government Dollar contains 412 1/2 Grains Coin silver 900/1000 fine market value November 3, 1908 40 cents, Thomas L. Elder New York. The front side of the coin shows lines of text centered on the coin with two lines towards the top. The backside of the coin depicts descriptive text broken out into several lines to tell the prices of silver in a Government Dollar.

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