1898 Bronze Medal Trans-Mississippi Expo

Coin Details

Description

This 1898 bronze medal commemorates the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska, a variant or related issue to the Trans-Mississippi & International Exposition medal (PCGS #974200). The shorter title may indicate a different die variety or issuer. The Trans-Mississippi Exposition was one of the most important regional fairs of the 1890s, celebrating the rapid development of the American West. Held during the Spanish-American War, the exposition took on additional patriotic significance. Bronze medals have served as the workhorse composition for American commemoratives, providing a durable and affordable medium that allowed broad distribution while maintaining the artistic quality of the original designs. 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. Bronze composition was standard for official exposition medals.

Rarity Notes

Scarce. Trans-Mississippi Exposition medal, bronze, 1898. Variant or related issue.

Cross References

PCGS #968233; Trans-Mississippi Exposition; Omaha; Bronze; 1898