Anyone ever see this Columbian Expo token struck over 40 year old Arrows and Rays quarter?

Zoins

I kept looking at the rays on the reverse of this token and thought it was overstruck an 1853 Arrows and Rays quarter until I confirmed it by reading the description. It was struck in 1893 so that would mean the coin was 40 years old when it was overstruck.

More info here: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces121398.html

Zoins

Anyone have photos of the Canadian Court?

Here's a photo for the US Mint Exhibit:

• https://news.coinupdate.com/bowers-on-collecting-american-medals-to-the-fore-1893-columbian-exposition-award-medal/

Cazkaboom

Never seen it until now. I LOVE it. I buy almost any 1853 A&R coin I see, cleaned, trashed, or nice. I would love to have this in my collection. But alas, I doubt it'll go for sale anytime soon. Nor in my budget currently.

mannie gray

@Zoins said:
I kept looking at the rays on the reverse of this token and thought it was overstruck an 1853 Arrows and Rays quarter until I confirmed it by reading the description. It was struck in 1893 so that would mean the coin was 40 years old when it was overstruck.

More info here: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces121398.html

That is really cool!

Treashunt

nice pick up.

Back when I collected Columbian Expo items I remember that the Canadian Court overstruck a number of US coins

DNADave

Could the Canadian Court have been just agricultural? I’m thinking no. I have a large book of photos with no reference to the Canadian Court but it also doesn’t have the US Mint photo from above.

DNADave

thebeav

Neat token !
Can you imagine the coins in that US Mint exhibit ? There are thousands of them.......

ricko

Interesting item.... Did they do overstrikes because they had no blanks? Cheers, RickO