1895 Brass So-Called Dollar HK-269a, Cotton States Exposition
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The Administration Building of the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition stands on the reverse of HK-269a, encircled by the exposition's name, while the phoenix of the palace series rises from its flames on the other side between the dates 1865 and 1895. The fair grew out of an idea of W. A. Hemphill, founder of the Atlanta Constitution. A planning committee first met on December 28, 1893, an exposition company was chartered in 1894 and sold its stock to the public, and the city and state made grants of their own, with a smaller sum coming from Congress. Commissioners were sent to the leading foreign powers after formal invitations had gone out through the State Department, and the governor invited exhibitors from across the country. This brass piece is 38 mm, the same design as aluminum HK-269.
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HK-269a; PCGS #642625; NGC #851979
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