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 Posted 05/19/2023  2:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add HondoB to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Such fantastic medals and tokens - I'm really loving this thread!
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Here's the silver version of the US Mint struck Souvenir Medal for the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition:

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For more about the medal, check out:

- 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition - Medal



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Elongated cent from A Century of Progress International Exposition - Chicago World's Fair 1933-1934. Made using a 1906 Indian Head cent.
"Its architectural symbol was the Sky Ride, a transporter bridge perpendicular to the shore on which one could ride from one side of the fair to the other."
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Here's the Official Medal of the 1884-85 World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition held in New Orleans, LA.

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For more on the medal and Exposition, see:

- 1884-85 World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition



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Elongated cent from A Century of Progress International Exposition

Neat piece with decent artwork. Thanks for sharing!

Here's some info on the CPIE's Official Medals:

- 1933 Century Of Progress International Exposition


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Thank you, commems, for the kind words and the link. Very interesting!
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Here's a silver version of the Official Medal of the 1907 Jamestown-Tercentennial Exposition struck by the US Mint:

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For more on the medal and Exposition, see:

- 1907 Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition



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Here's a silver version of the Official Medal of the 1907 Jamestown-Tercentennial Exposition struck by the US Mint:
Outstanding!
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It's a beauty, commems!
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Wow, great posts, thank you all for sharing those awesome tokens, medals and elongated coins! I was busy and away for a while and so glad to see so many posts! Here are a few more from my 1893 Columbian Exposition collection......
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Here are a few more from my 1893 Columbian Exposition collection......
Nice examples!
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Fascinating selection, qktbird - thanks for sharing!
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@qktbird: Nice additions! Thanks for posting!

The Lief Erikson piece immediately brought to mind the similarly-themed US commemorative from 2000:

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@Commems....thanks for sharing. I don't remember ever seeing that dollar coin before. It sure does look like the token I posted.
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