1904 Medal H-30-70 Silver Louisiana Purchase Expo

Coin Details

Description

This 1904 silver medal from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition is cataloged as H-30-70 in the Hendershott reference, indicating a specific variety within the fair's extensive medallic program. Silver medals occupied the middle tier of the exposition's metallic hierarchy, positioned above the common bronze issues and below the rare gold presentation pieces. The use of silver for this variety indicates it served either as a higher-grade award for exhibitors or as a premium commemorative available to collectors and visitors willing to pay more than the price of a standard bronze souvenir. The H-30-70 designation in Hendershott's catalog allows collectors to precisely identify this variety among the many silver medals produced for the fair. The 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis generated enormous public interest and commercial activity, with medal producers both official and unofficial creating pieces to satisfy demand from the nearly twenty million fairgoers. Silver examples are considerably scarcer than their bronze counterparts, as fewer were produced and the intrinsic metal value made them more to be preserved carefully by their original owners.

Rarity Notes

Scarce silver variety. H-30-70 in Hendershott catalog. Silver Louisiana Purchase Exposition medals were produced in significantly smaller quantities than bronze examples.

Cross References

PCGS #910670; Hendershott H-30-70