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commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12261 Posts	Posted 05/08/2023 6:28 pm @Bump111: Nice! I like it! It's always cool to still have an "origin" piece for a collection. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
qktbird Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 05/08/2023 8:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25056 Posts	Posted 05/08/2023 9:04 pm qktbird, I'm amazed and astounded by the quality and variety of your collection! I had no idea so much exonumia was produced for this Exposition! And commems, I saw your post and find it fascinating. The Irish hold the Blarney Stone in absolute reverence, so there must have been quite the infighting over removing a piece! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
qktbird Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 05/09/2023 01:37 am Hondo, thanks for the compliments! I really love collecting all types of stuff from the Columbian Exposition. I really love tokens, medals and tickets. If you look in the paper money section, there is a thread of exposition tickets and I revived the thread to post some of my newer purchases. There are well over 1000 different tokens from the columbian expo so it's really run to collect. I have over 2000 photos of all the tokens and medals in my collection so that I can try to keep track of what I have. LoL Here are a few more pics..... Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12261 Posts	Posted 05/09/2023 07:10 am @qktbird: I'm enjoying the show and looking forward to more! Thanks for posting! Here's the official medal of Atlanta's 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition: For more on this medal, check out: - 1895 Cotton States And International Exposition Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 05/09/2023 07:12 am Report this Post to the Staff
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2953 Posts	Posted 05/09/2023 07:28 am Kinda a cool thread here... I have several world's fair tokens and other medals. Many of these items are scarce to rare especially with their original boxes as some here have. Just try to find a London 1851 crystal palace medal/token, I don't have one yet but all of them are rare and carry significant value. I will try to post some of mine as I am also a collector of worlds fair items... Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187950 Posts	Posted 05/09/2023 09:29 am Fantastic examples! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25056 Posts	Posted 05/09/2023 12:31 pm 1884-5 Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition Award Medal. Bronze, 73 mm, 228.8 gm. This medal is massive! I had to get a special holder to house it. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187950 Posts	Posted 05/09/2023 3:55 pm Quote: 1884-5 Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition Award Medal. Bronze, 73 mm, 228.8 gm. This medal is massive! That is amazing! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25056 Posts	Posted 05/09/2023 4:35 pm Thank you, jbuck, but mine is a hunk of junk compared to the beauties that qktbird is showing us! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
qktbird Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 05/10/2023 01:58 am Commems....thats a nice medal! Not often you see cotton states tokens and medals.....especially really nice examples like yours! Hondo.....that award medal is a beauty! Those huge lighthouse holders are nice aren't they! I have several of my very thick large medals in those holders. They are a little expensive, but really nice! Don't be fooled by all the nice looking tokens and medals I've posted. I have at least 200-300 others that are pretty worn or in really rough shape! If I see an 1893 token or medal I dont have, I'll buy it so I have an example and if another comes along in better condition, I try to upgrade. I like to try to collect all the different metal types or plated types a token has too so I do have plenty of ugly looking tokens in my collection. LoL Report this Post to the Staff
qktbird Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 05/10/2023 02:11 am Hondo.....see, I have a few large 1893 Columbian Expo medals in those holders too! And I have some really ugly tokens too! LoL Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187950 Posts	Posted 05/10/2023 2:31 pm Quote: I have a few large 1893 Columbian Expo medals in those holders too! Quote: And I have some really ugly tokens too! That is not ugly, it is history! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25056 Posts	Posted 05/10/2023 2:48 pm qktbird, that is a fantastic and incredibly impressive collection you've assembled! I wish that I had the discipline to focus on one topic as you have. I generally concentrate on Louisiana trade tokens, but the rare ones are seldom seen. I scour all of the online auctions. In the future, when I see Columbiana items I'll alert you. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12261 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 09:16 am qktbird: Impressive collection! Thanks for sharing! Here's the Official Medal of the 1897 Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition held in Nashville, TN during May 1897. For more on this medal, check out: - 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
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