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1987 HK-296 Denver Westex Expositions Tribute

ZoinsZoins Posts: 33,811 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited June 9, 2017 11:32AM in U.S. Coin Forum

Just ran across this tribute to the 1902 HK-296 Wells Fargo & Co Semicentennial on the bay.

I thought the obverse was an interesting tribute and then did a double take on the reverse.

Anyone know anything about this?

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  • TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭

    It's a corn lizard.
    :p

    Probably a Native American symbol (of a corn lizard)

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 23,898 ✭✭✭✭✭

    One Troy Ounce of Silver with an odd combination of dies ... where is the melt bucket?

    All glory is fleeting.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is a squash kachina..... has to do with agriculture and healing.... I lived in Arizona for eight years and learned a fair amount (by no means expert) about kachina's from my native American employees. Cheers, RickO

  • dcarrdcarr Posts: 7,936 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Denver Westex Exposition was a coin show run by "Chester West" (not his real name, I don't think).
    The date on that round (1987) was about the last time the show was held, I think.
    Definitely a strange pairing of dies.

    I've seen these sell for a premium over "melt". That one looks to be in fairly nice condition. I wouldn't scrap it.

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