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Anyone good with these or know a good place for information? I have 4 Exposition medals in a little tin (looks original) and can't find any info on the set. Thanks  |
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Are they Columbian Exposition medals as listed in Eglit?
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I thought they were, but was working from memory (and that has a tendency to go against me sometimes....). I dug them out and they are from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Does Eglit list those?
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Here's the tin lid (small ding at 6:00):  and the top one here:  That one in particular is HK 321 ( http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Eve...osition.html about 3/4 down the page), but I have found nothing about these types of sets. I'm hoping to set the camera up this weekend so I can get good pictures of all of them. Edited by xshift
01/07/2011 10:05 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Oooo, I have never seen one with the original medals  The lid depicts the Lousiana Purchase Monument which was located at the north end of the Grand Basin on the fairgrounds. Like the vast majority of the buildings, fountains, and statues that were erected on the 1904 World's Fair Grounds, the monument no longer exists. Today, the site is one of the largest urban parks in the US- Forest Park. Not visible on the lid, the monument had a bronze relief by Karl Bitter on the base depicting the signing of the Lousiana Purchase. Fortunately, castings of that bronze relief are on display at the Missouri State Capitol and the Missouri History Museum(located in Forest Park a stone's throw from the original site of the monument). |
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Great info biokemist.. what happened to the original bronze relief, do you know?
And you've seen the tin before, just minus the medals?
Edited.. spelling!
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01/08/2011 01:48 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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I do not know the precise fate of the of the original bronze but like alot of things from the World's Fair, it was probably sent to the foundry for scrap  The original Ferris Wheel that was featured in the 1893 Columbian Exposition was shipped to St. Louis for the Fair- it met an undignified end as well by being dynamited and sold for scrap in 1906  I have seen a few examples of this tin and yours in in pretty decent shape. Mind you, I live in St. Louis and World's Fair items are very popular here so I get exposed to stuff that you would probably not see anywhere else. If you can get pics of the whole tin and the four medals, I might be able to find out a value for you. Edited by biokemist6
01/08/2011 02:12 am
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Playing around with the camera setup.. these look a little dark on this monitor. These were sitting on a white piece of paper. There are actually 5 medals in the tin  Taking pics of the rest next. Tin Lid:   Tin bottom:   First medal:   |
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Wow! Very, very nice. I am looking at getting some of my tokens graded at the moment by NGC. These St.Louis tokens are listed in Bob Hendershott's book '1904 St. Louis World's Fair Mementos and Memorabilia'.
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Nice! Does it mention the tins or just the tokens? (and which ones are you getting graded?)
Having to do an emergency zune-ectomy on my daughter's laptop - so if I can keep the puppy away from the tripod for just a little while longer, I can take the rest of the pictures.
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The copy I have seen belongs to a good friend and I am almost 100% sure the tin is in there. Bob's book is pretty much THE definitive book for everything collectible about the St. Louis fair. I am thinking of getting my Newfoundland bank tokens graded, although these may fall into the category of 'they aren't as good as I remember' when I bring them out of storage  |
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Bob's book is pretty much THE definitive book for everything collectible about the St. Louis fair.
 Unfortunately, I do not have a copy as it is out of print and a bit pricey. I do know a couple people who are very knowledgable in regards to the value of numismatic items from the Fair and at least one of them knew Hendershott personally when he was alive. |
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#2   #3   #4   #5   It's hard to see (and photograph) but what looks like toning between the letters is actually shadows. They are very reflective. The candy cane in the foreground here is about 4 inches away:  By the way, I noticed these are all coin alignment. Thanks for all the info so far  That book sounds great - and a nice write up on him here: http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v08n14a19.html |
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Sharp looking edifices! Too bad they didn't think of putting Edward VII on the obverse; but then I'd have to have them!
I should try to include candy canes in my photo setup, that should improve the quality of my pics!
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Not sure about the pics, but they make the temperament sweeter  |
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