United States 1917 gold dollar

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1917 gold dollar, McKinley Memorial

Authorization

Authorized by PUBLIC—NO. 20—64TH CONGRESS, on February 23, 1916 to fund the McKinley Birthplace Memorial, Niles, OH, likely in time for the 75th anniversary of his birth. This is the first multi-year commemorative since the Columbian half dollar of 1892-93.

Recorded Mintage: 100,000 maximum were authorized: coined, August and October, 1916 (20,000 + 26 assay); melted 10,023 of the 1916 issue only. 1916 (Net 9,997 including ?PF) 1917 (Net 10,000 including ?PF) Note: Proofs: 1916, at least 6; 1917, at least 5. See Breen {1977} pp.217-219.

Specification: 25.8 grains = 1.672 grams, 14.3 mm (9/16th inch) diameter, 0.900 fine gold, reeded edge. Designed by Charles Barber and George Morgan. The drab and uninspired design is believed to have contributed to the issue's failure to sell.

Catalog reference: KM 144.

Sources:

  • Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
  • Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
  • Harper, David C., ed., North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
  • Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.

Link to:

Gallery

  • National McKinley Birthplace Memorial and Park

  • McKinley National Memorial, Canton, Ohio

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