1907 Virginia Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition Official Medal // "So-Called Dollar" // NGC Certified AU58 Brown // Deluxe Collector's Pouch

Offered here is an early 20th century medal featuring Pocahontas on the obverse and Captain John Smith’s sailing ship on the reverse. This medal commemorates the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement in North America by English-speaking people. Designed by George T. Morgan and struck in the U.S. Mint Exhibit at the Exposition. This piece is a unique addition to any collection and is a spectacular piece of US History. You will receive the unique coin shown in the photos, certified by NGC to be in AU58 condition, and housed in a deluxe collector’s pouch with certificate of authenticity.

So-Called Dollars are medals approximately the size of a silver dollar that were struck to commemorate a U.S. historical event. Struck since the early 1800s, they fall into two categories—those associated with a major fair or exposition such as the 1892-1893 Columbia Exposition and those associated with an event in U.S. history such as the completion of the Erie Canal in 1826. In addition, dollar-sized medals that are associated with the silver controversies, our national coinage, or were actually designed as circulating media are also known as 'so-called dollars.' Pieces were struck by the U.S. Mint as well as by private diesinkers.