American Samoa issued this dollar in anticipation of the 1988 America's Cup defense, which ended in one of the most controversial episodes in the race's history — Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes was disqualified after New Zealand challenged the catamaran's eligibility, a legal dispute that went to the New York Court of Appeals. The "without rope-like ornamentation" distinction in Schön refers to a minor but catalogued die variety differentiating this piece from its companion issue.
American Samoa issued this dollar in anticipation of the 1988 America's Cup defense, which ended in one of the most controversial episodes in the race's history — Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes was disqualified after New Zealand challenged the catamaran's eligibility, a legal dispute that went to the New York Court of Appeals. The "without rope-like ornamentation" distinction in Schön refers to a minor but catalogued die variety differentiating this piece from its companion issue.