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Pan-Am Expo SoCalled Dollar Discovery.

coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,510 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited August 11, 2020 9:23PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Just purchased in a lot of Pan-Am Expo souvenirs, this carries the cameo prooflike obverse of HK-291, but paired with a never before seen reverse. The reverse depicts a panoramic view of the Buffalo, N.Y. fairgrounds, Pan-American Exposition above and framed by stylized scrolls, 1901 Buffalo below, also framed by stylized scrolls. Plain edge, unlike reeded edge of HK-291.

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    MedalCollectorMedalCollector Posts: 2,080 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It appears unrelated to HK-291, as the obverse was struck from a completely different die.

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,886 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice find.

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,470 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool

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    ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,482 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Awesome! What a find :+1:

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    keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    'duece, you need to post more often so we can keep track of you. are you retired/reassigned yet?? oh yeah, nice discovery!! :p

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    Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,410 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wonder which vendor produced that piece? Very nice. Peace Roy

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    jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Check the edges carefully. I believe this variety was normally produced with one or two integral loops. I don't think I've ever seen an example that was produced without loops, only with the loops removed afterwards.

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    coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,510 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @GoldenEgg said:
    It appears unrelated to HK-291, as the obverse was struck from a completely different die.

    After locating my examples of HK-291and comparing, I must agree. I've been inactive with exonumia for a while, so just brushing off the rust on my brain. ;)

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    coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,510 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jonathanb said:
    Check the edges carefully. I believe this variety was normally produced with one or two integral loops. I don't think I've ever seen an example that was produced without loops, only with the loops removed afterwards.

    Have you handled this obverse / reverse design before ? I searched high and low for another reported example with no success.

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    tokenprotokenpro Posts: 930 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jonathanb said:
    Check the edges carefully. I believe this variety was normally produced with one or two integral loops. I don't think I've ever seen an example that was produced without loops, only with the loops removed afterwards.

    Agreed - I've only seen it as the drop of a badge. Here's one from Worth Point:

    https://worthpoint.com/worthopedia/pan-american-exposition-1901-buffalo-499745581

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    jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coindeuce said:

    @jonathanb said:
    Check the edges carefully. I believe this variety was normally produced with one or two integral loops. I don't think I've ever seen an example that was produced without loops, only with the loops removed afterwards.

    Have you handled this obverse / reverse design before ? I searched high and low for another reported example with no success.

    Yes, they show up from time to time. Rarity is similar to HK-291.

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