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1893 Columbian Expo Souvenir Ticket Token

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I won this in an auction. I had never seen one before.




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Hey that is pretty cool @jerr. What is the diameter of this? I'm trying to picture how big that paper ticket is. Thx.
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Can't find my tape measure.




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Ok wow that is big. Must be close to 60 mm in diameter. What a cool pick-up!
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Very cool looking - thanks for sharing - nice pice of history!
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Cataloged as Eglit 40-B. 51 mm, aluminum. A total of 8 have been certified/graded by NGC.

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The ephemera collector in me wants to know how the mini-ticket is attached!
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The celluloid was held in by the crimped edges of the token.
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