Erie Canal Completion in Tin

Value of 1826 HK-1 Erie Canal Completion in Tin

This So-Called Dollar is given the catalog number HK-1

The obverse text on this So-Called Dollar reads Union of Erie With the Atlantic, R. Del. and the reverse text is Erie Canal Comm. 4 July 1817 Comp. 26 Oct 1825, C.C. Wright SC 1826 Presented by the City of N. York. The front side of the coin shows Two figures sitting in the center, one with goat legs and a human torso who has devil horns; the other figure with a trident and robe. The backside of the coin depicts an eagle with spread wings in the center, sitting above a shield with water and a boat in the background.

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