1892 HK-203, World's Columbian Expo Dollar
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Description
The Electrical Building and the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, two of the largest halls of the Chicago fair, face each other on HK-203, a combination with no portrait. The Electrical side, from HK-188, gives the building as 345 feet wide and 700 long and its cost as 401,000 dollars; the reverse, from HK-200, is the crowded composite with the Casino and Music Hall, the imitation battleship and the Manufactures hall, 31 acres and 1,500,000 dollars. This aluminum striking has a reeded edge and measures 35 mm; it is followed by brass (HK-203a) and silver-plated brass with a plain edge (HK-203b). It has no Eglit number in the listing. Both halls were ready for the fair's opening season after its 1892 dedication; the aluminum piece is described here.
Cross References
HK-203; PCGS #642498; NGC #850343
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