1876 Bronze Medal Fairmount Park Exhibition

Coin Details

Description

This 1876 bronze medal commemorates the Fairmount Park Exhibition in Philadelphia — site of the Centennial Exhibition, the first official World's Fair in the United States. Fairmount Park's over 2,000 acres hosted the exposition celebrating a hundred years of independence. Bronze composition indicates an official medal or premium souvenir. The secondary market for American medals has become increasingly sophisticated, with specialized auction houses, dealer networks, and online platforms connecting buyers and sellers across a global collector community. The provenance of important medals — their documented chain of ownership — adds both scholarly and monetary value, connecting individual specimens to the collectors, institutions, and historical contexts through which they have passed. The centennial was the most significant cultural event of the Gilded Age, with nearly ten million visitors and exhibits from thirty-seven nations.

Rarity Notes

Scarce. Fairmount Park Exhibition medal, bronze, 1876. Centennial medals are actively collected.

Cross References

PCGS #894022; Fairmount Park Exhibition; Centennial Exhibition; Philadelphia; Bronze; 1876