Time to Share: Post a World's Fair Piece
Stella
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Do you have any coins, medals, or tokens from a World's Fair in your collection? Whether the Pan Pac Exposition, Columbian Exposition, or something else, let's see what you have to share!
I will start with a new pickup from the 1915 Pan Pac Expo: a silvered bronze piece featuring Edwin Cawston's Ostrich Farm.
And here is a vintage photo of one of Mr. Cawston's ostriches:
Coin collector since childhood and New York Numismatist at Heritage Auctions.
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Mr_Spud
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USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
@Stella .. Had to chuckle at that ostrich token... The birds look like they are dancing. I do not have any World Fair pieces... However, as a kid with a paper route, I remember getting a Columbian Exposition quarter when collecting payments.... Thought I had a real treasure then... Wish I still had it. Cheers, RickO
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1901 Pan-Am expo-
Way cool ostrich piece and photo. ⭐️
1907 Jamestown Ter-Centennial Battleship Virginia So-Called Dollar - Small Dates - HK-349 - NGC MS65 DPL POP 2/0
Cool pieces so far, everyone! I especially like the pan, @ZoidMeister
That is a fun memory, @ricko . Rare to find anything interesting in change these days!
1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis - HK-300 (gold plated bronze)
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And with his HK-299 Silver twin
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Neat bracelet from the fair.
Never seen before by myself piece from Pan-Am Expo 1901
Mr_Spud
Worlds Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago 1892-93.........................
.........................and the Italian-American Exposition held during 1893 in Genoa, Italy.
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U.S. Type Set
@Stella would you consider the Olympics a World's Fair/Exposition?
U.S. Type Set
I'm a huge junkie when it comes to Century of Progress / Territorial Silver. I just can't help myself when I find a beautiful CircCam example, especially as these are fairly affordable.
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My latest addition:
HK-870 Colorado's Century of Progress (Type IV):
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They're even nicer in pairs . . . . . !
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I have always been fond of these from the 1982 Knoxville World's Fair! I was just a kid when I went.
Mr_Spud
DANG!
i'm sure they're out there but i really don't recall seeing an elongated morgan previously.
There are a number of elongateds on silver dollars but the vast majority are from open dies, rolled-to-order or Civil War type back door shenanigans.
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Not necessarily, but I can see the argument. Maybe we also need an Olympic thread!
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set