Description: 1904 HK-301 SO-CALLED DOLLAR LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPO OFFICIAL MEDAL NGC MS 64 RB Copper is the rarest variety and there are only 8 Red Brown’s graded finer. Very attractive red in the fields, shimmering prooflike. Official Medal from the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri. The obverse features the busts of Jefferson and Napoleon. The reverse features a relief map of the U.S. with a star marking the location of St. Louis, MO. This medal was struck at the mint exhibit at the exposition and sold as a souvenir in 1904. Very rare in Copper. Purpose: To commemorate 100th anniversary of Louisiana Purchase, "second in importance in nation's development only to American Revolution." THESE ST. LOUIS WORLDS FAIR OFFICIAL MEDALS ARE RATHER COMMON IN OTHER METALS, BUT QUITE RARE IN COPPER. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF (61) OF THIS MEDAL TYPE LISTED IN THE NGC CENSUS AS OF 8/2023 IN COPPER, WITH ONLY (20) WITH A RED/BROWN DESIGNATION. THIS EXAMPLE IS AS CLOSE TO A RED DESIGNATION AS I HAVE SEEN OF THIS TYPE. THERE ARE NONE OF THIS TYPE GIVEN A RD DESIGNATION BY NGC TO DATE. A MS 66 RB EXAMPLE GRADED BY PCGS SOLD FOR $660.00 BY STACKS BOWERS IN 2019. MICHAEL KITTLE HAD A MS 65 BN EXAMPLE ON HIS WEBSITE FOR $525.00 THAT APPARENTLY SOLD, IT IS NO LONGER LISTED. Provenance: From the Collections of The Strong, Rochester, New York; sold to benefit the museum’s collections fund; originally collected by John Charles Woodbury (1859-1937). Official Souvenir medals struck in Mint Exhibit on grounds. MY NGC REGISTRY SET "BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS" WAS VOTED AS THE BEST CUSTOM SET FOR 2018 BY THE NGC REGISTRY AWARDS. I AM VERY PROUD OF THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND THANKS TO NGC FOR THIS HONOR. PLEASE BE ASSURED OF A FLAWLESS AND EASY TRANSACTION BY MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK WHILE SELLING MANY NUMISMATIC ITEMS IN THE PAST 20 YEARS. I WILL BE LISTING MANY MORE EXONUMIA ITEMS IN THE FUTURE, INCLUDING MANY SO-CALLED DOLLARS, DEWITT LISTED POLITICAL CAMPAIGN MEDALS, AND OTHER UNITED STATES HISTORIC MEDALS. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY LISTINGS TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION.
Price: 500 USD
Location: Seguin, Texas
End Time: 2024-08-29T14:54:20.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Composition: Copper
Type: So-Called Dollar
