Lot 4907
1917 McKinley Gold Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Old green holder. Lovely golden toning. Fresh Mint crispness leaps to the viewer's eye of nearly pristine surface. Only 5,000 struck. McKinley was the first president to campaign by telephone. He was the first President to ride in an automobile. He rode in an electric ambulance to the hospial after he was shot by an assassin's bullet. After being shot, he saw the shooter being beaten to the ground, he then cried, "Don't let them hurt him!" Pop 344; 48 finer in 67. (PCGS # 7455) .
Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,900.
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| Realized $5,750 |
