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ascott5459 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/23/2008 6:39 pm I several coins left by my great-grandfather. the coins have a ford emblem with the phrase "thirty years of progress" on one side, and an emblem vith a v8 on the back with the years 1903-1933 next to it. I know next to nothing about coins and could not find any information about this coin on the internet and was wondering if someone here could tell me exactly what they are and if they have any value. edit- I found one picture of it online with a little bit of information however I was wondering if someone could tell me anything more about it Image: file1129_fordcoin2.jpg 26.79 KB Edited by ascott5459 12/09/2008 12:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff

nobble Valued Member United States 79 Posts	Posted 04/23/2008 9:54 pm Ford Motor Company advertising coin commemorates 30 years since its founding - 1903-1933. Front of coin reads "V8 of Progress" and "Ford 1903-1933" on the reverse. (Stock number 003wf0417TY) $40.00 http://www.the-forum.com/collect/wf3.htm Just one place I found mention of it. Report this Post to the Staff
ascott5459 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/23/2008 10:31 pm i have found many references to the coin shown in that link, however the ford emblem on my coin is different, it doesn't have a car grill on it, just a ford logo inside an oval. Report this Post to the Staff
gosilvergo New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 12:11 am Congratulations, your coin is called a "So-Called Dollar" minted exclusively to be handed out at Ford's 1933 N.Y. auto exposition! I believe it's aprox 1-1/8 diameter. I've not seen your type on ebay or or available by performing a google search of 1933 ford coin "30 years of progress" so therefore yours could be of higher value or rare. Test the waters with ebay and maybe send one of the best coins to NGC for grading. The common larger 1933 progress Ford coin with grill is NGC HK-465 and the 1934 Ford auto exposition coin is HK-466. Do not clean your coins. Anyway, Ford Motor Company's brass coins were created for the 1933 Detroit and New York Auto Shows, NOT for the world's fair in Chicago. Presumably, these coins were handed out for free during the shows. The Detroit Show opened on October 21, 1933 in the Detroit Convention Hall. Its theme was to celebrate the 'Thirty Years of Progress' that the Ford Motor Company had accomplished since its founding. It was a free show and was held over for a second week. Over 1.1 million people came to see the free entertainment. The Detroit brass coin has the 1933 car grille with Ford script in the middle and 1903 and 1933 on one side. The obverse has the V-8 in the center and the words Thirty Years of Progress around the edge. It is approximately 1 1/4 inches in diameter. The New York 'Thirty Years of Progress' show opened on December 9, 1933, at the Port Authority Building and ran for one week. This New York Ford Exposition brass coin is only 1 1/8 inches in diameter and has the Ford Oval with the words Thirty Years of Progress around the edge on one side and the V-8 and 1903 and 1933 on the other. Edited by gosilvergo 12/09/2008 9:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 4:33 pm gosilvergo pretty much covered it so I will just include a link to your so-called dollar, scroll down to about the middle of the page http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Eve...rogress.html Report this Post to the Staff
chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 12/29/2008 02:55 am I have the 1933 medal as well and here is the 50th anniversary medal. Report this Post to the Staff
chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 12/29/2008 03:04 am This is a 1937 Coronation medal struck by Ford Motor Co. of Canada (Windsor Ontario) using the same copper alloy as the new V8 engine. Report this Post to the Staff
yuppers New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 01/13/2009 11:43 pm hey chrycopaul, I have nearly the same 50-year ford coin. the difference is on the back it says "50 years forward on the american road 1903-1953." and under that, arched along the bottom of the coin above the stars it says Ford Motor Comapny. do you know what the difference means and do you know if these coins are worth anything? Report this Post to the Staff
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