1904 HK-299, Louisiana Purchase Dollar

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Description

Napoleon and Jefferson, seller and buyer of Louisiana, appear in conjoined busts facing left on the official souvenir medal of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, and HK-299 is its silver striking. "Louisiana Purchase Exposition" curves above the heads and "Official Souvenir" below, inside a beaded border. On the reverse a map of the United States in relief shows the purchase lettered across its territory, under an inscription giving the year 1803, the million square miles acquired and the fifteen million dollars paid; "St. Louis 1904" sits beneath. The pieces were struck at the Mint's exhibit on the grounds. The silver was .600 fine and sold for a dollar at first, later a dollar and a quarter. Silver, 33 mm; a high-relief striking in .999 silver is HK-299b.

Cross References

HK-299; PCGS #642693; NGC #850518