1904 So-Called Dollar HK-301, La. Purchase Expo Copper

Coin Details

Description

HK-301 is the copper striking of the official souvenir medal of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the St. Louis world's fair of 1904 held a century after the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory. Hibler and Kappen identify the conjoined busts on the obverse as Napoleon and Jefferson. The reverse is a relief map of the country with the purchase picked out; above it the medal gives the year 1803, the area as a million square miles and the purchase sum as fifteen million dollars, with "St. Louis 1904" below. The Mint's display at the fair struck them, and reverses exist with and without a star marking St. Louis on the map. The fair opened on April 30, 1904, a year later than first planned, and closed on December 1. This piece is copper, 33 mm.

Cross References

HK-301; PCGS #642698; PCGS #642696; NGC #850520; PCGS #642697