1892-1893 So-Called Dollar HK-154a, World'S Columbian Expo

Coin Details

Description

The United States Mint ran a working exhibit on the Chicago fairgrounds, and the official medals of the exposition were struck there. This is the Type I design, with large letters on the obverse: the U.S. Government Building under a ribbon naming it, and beneath it a second ribbon giving the building's measurements, "Width 351 ft," "Length 421 ft" and "Area 3.3 Acres." The reverse credits the "Treasury Department" above and the "United States Mint Exhibit" below, with "World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893" across the centre. HK-154a is the aluminum proof striking, Eglit 554; the same design was used for brass (HK-154) and silver (HK-154b), all 37 mm. The fair, held for the four hundredth anniversary of Columbus's 1492 voyage, was dedicated in October 1892 and opened to the public the following May.

Cross References

HK-154a; PCGS #642419; NGC #851924