U. S. Government / Treasury Department Token From The Columbian Exposition Of 1893

Speaking of the 1893 expo, I lived with a guy who was a piano tuner and a projectionist and he own the piano used in the opening ceremony of the worlds fair. This was the must stunningly carved piano! The Smithsonian wanted it but he refused to sell back in 1982. He was offered $1.3 million. I can't imagine what its worth now. He lived in a very simple small home with 9 pianos filling the place up.

wow.

i kinda hope that doesn't happen here. a million bucks is a lot of money. I dont want to have to have a debate about keeping my nanas clock.

i had a clock mover handle it a couple times. I didnt feel comfortable moving it on my own. this was before I heard about a potential columbian expo connection. he was really interested in buying it. we didnt talk numbers. his interest clued me in to the fact that I what I had was not what he was typically handling.