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Apologies, I know this isn't a coin/token and won't make it a habit, but thought this was too cool not to share given the coincidence. Just found this enameled pin at the flea market today with the same image of the fair buildings as my music hall token pictured above! The sphere is a photo locket.  |
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That's really cool, MNP - very nice find! I love going to a good flea market.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Thank you both!
Hondo, it was a good time, it's been a few years.
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So one of my collecting weakspots are anything World's fair item related, including tokens and medals. Here are two items I just uploaded to Numista yesterday: An 1893 Columbian World's fair pressed 1889 Indian cent, a one of four dies used at various pressing machines placed around the fair.   And then a 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition pressed cent from a barely readable 1914-S Lincoln Cent!   |
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Mrwhatisit, those are very cool and interesting examples!
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very nice elongated cents!  |
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Nice examples! |
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Nice examples, mrwhatisit. Errers and Varietys.
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About Fame in medals, I don't think I ever shared mine of the Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1867  It is one of the smaller side ones. I know it was rubbed in the reverse, I did it.  Was very, very dirty when I got it. |
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That's a fantastic medal, jecz!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Great medal, jecz79! Errers and Varietys.
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About Fame in medals, I don't think I ever shared mine of the Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1867 Excellent! |
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I only have one medal from the 1939-40 World Fair, which I think is quite a common type. More interesting is the second medal, produced by the Medallic Art Company of New York, and sold at the New York World Fair to raise funds for aid to occupied Czechoslovakia.   I find the contrasting world views between USA and Europe at this critical time in world history fascinating! Cheers Simon Edited by shivadescending
02/10/2026 02:59 am
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