This year, to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Manila Mint, restrikes of theWilson Dollar are being offered for sale. The restrikes have been struck using theoriginal Wilson Dollar obverse die engraved by George Morgan.

The Wilson Dollar was originally struck on the newly installed minting equipment in thePhilippines, the only overseas U.S. Branch Mint, to commemorate the opening of theManila Mint in 1920. They were struck in gold, silver and bronze.

George Morgan, who engraved the dies for the Morgan dollar, also engraved the dies forthe Wilson dollar.

Jeff Shevlin, the So-Called Guy, a nationally recognized expert on So-Called Dollars,historical U.S. medals, is offering the restrikes, struck by Daniel Carr of the MoonlightMint, in gold, silver, copper, brass, aluminum, nickel and select gold-plated. The restrikesare 38mm, the same size as the original. The gold is 1.6oz, 50 grams of gold and edgemarked "50 GRAMS 999+ GOLD" is $5,000. The silver is edge marked "ONE TROYOUNCE .999 SILVER" is $100. The copper is $50, and the brass, aluminum and nickel are

$35. Silver with select gold-plate is $125. The obverse die is the original Wilson Dollardie engraved by George Morgan. The reverse die commemorates the 100 th anniversary ofthe Manila Mint and will be almost identical to the original die except in the legend"ANNIVERSARY" replaces "OPENING" and will be dated 2020. A custom Lucite holderto display the gold, silver and copper is free when the set of three are purchased. Acustom Lucite holder for the silver, silver select gold-plate, copper, brass, aluminum, andnickel is free when the set of six are purchased.

Dennis Tucker, publisher, Whitman Publishing, said regarding the 100 Year Wilson DollarAnniversary restrikes by Jeff Shevlin, "The Wilson Dollar is one of the most historicallysignificant issues among the medals numismatists identify as 'So-Called Dollars.' We valueit for the unique way it connects the people of the United States to the people of thePhilippines-a golden (and silver and bronze!) symbol of a deeply important connectionthat resonates to this day." "In Whitman's Mega Red, the expanded edition of the RedBook, we devote more than a page and a half to the Wilson Dollar. This is a measure ofthe importance of this intriguing, richly layered, and many-storied medal."

The Manila Mint was destroyed during World War II when the Japanese invaded thePhilippine Inlands and almost 10 million dollars' worth of silver pesos, as well as Wilsondollars, were dumped into Manila Bay to avoid capture by the Japanese.

It was reported that five Wilson Dollars were struck in gold, but seven are accounted fortoday, 2,200 were struck in silver and 3,700 in bronze.

Visit the website www.WilsonDollar.com to place your order or contact Jeff Shevlin atSoCalledGuy@hotmail.com or (916) 955-2569.