

This site is intended to help collectors and dealers identify so-called dollars as listed in the major reference book So-Called Dollars by Harold E. Hibler and Charles V. Kappen. There are many unlisted varieties of so-called dollars that were unknown to Hibler and Kappen and to HK-research and listings by fellow collectors, they have been included within these pages whenever possible.

New changes in the book since the first edition (1963):

Many more pictures. More (and updated!) historical information. More listings including metal varieties and totally new items. Sizes are now listed in mm rather than by 16ths of an inch. Cross references to other major references are included. Part IV is now included into Parts I, II, and III. For the time being, the numbering has stayed the same.

The printed book also contains rarity and pricing information, neither of which is available on this web site.

We would like to thank the contributors of this book for their knowledge, insight, and support. We recognize that without their help, this book could not be possible. These include:

Ron Abler

Victor Annaloro

David Baldwin

Norm Bolotin

Bob Bugsy

Mike Cali

Paul Cunningham

Tom DeLorey

Donald Ensley

Robert Fowler

Arthur Friedberg

Rick Gross

Andy Gunderson

Darren Gunderson

Al Hancovsky

Paul Heinen

Alan Hilkene

Steve Hayden

Fred Holabird

William Hyder

Tom Jankovsky

Dick Johnson

Jerry Jones

Andy Kaufman

Anthony Kim

David King

Marty Kuklinksi

Robert Lada

Orie Lebus

Joe Levine

Bob Lewis

Dana Linett

Mike Locke

Robert Mayer

Neil Musante

Dave Perkins

John Raymond

Jeff Shevlin

Doug Smith

Tony Swicer

Steve Tannenbaum

Bill Walton

Adna Wilde

From the Hibler and Kappen book, they defined so-called dollars this way:

This present work is restricted to medals of an exposition, commemorative, monetary and kindred nature. ...From the beginning, however, it was necessary to establish the following specific limitations in order to contain our efforts within a manageable perimeter:

United States only. Minimum diameter - Size 21 (1-5/16 inch or 33mm). Maximum diameter - Size 28 (1-3/4 inch or 45mm); but silver Bryan Dollars are listed. No holed or looped material unless struck plain also. Our Nos. 1 to HK-3 are the sole exceptions. No plastic, fiber or similar material unless issued also in one or more metals. No purely presidential or political medals. No school, college or athletic medals; no coin club or U.S. Armed Forces medals. No calendar or store cards; no trade tokens or emergency money.

This site is supported by the publisher and copyright holder of So-Called Dollars by Hibler and Kappen, The Coin & Currency Institute.