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Images courtesy of Superior
Stamp & Coin
Available dates:
1892
1893
Recent appearances:
1892 Columbian Exposition.
PCGS MS-66. Ex – American
Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
846, illustrated, sold for $862.50
Notes:
The World's Columbian Exposition
was held in 1892 in Chicago, Illinois to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of
Christopher Columbus' "discovery" of the New World. To
commemorate the occasion, the U.S. Mint struck special Half Dollars in 1892
and 1893 for sale to the general public. The front of the coin
features a bust of Columbus facing right, surrounded by the legends
"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "COLUMBIAN HALF
DOLLAR." The back of the coin features one of the sailing vessels
used by Columbus to cross the Atlantic. Two globes beneath the ship
separate the date 1492. The date 1892 appears below and the legend
"WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO" surrounds.
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