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1904. Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, M

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
1904. Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, M
<Our item number 133361><B>1904. Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, MO. HK-299. NGC graded MS-62.</B> Silver, 33 mm. Official souvenir Medal.<B> Pop 5; 26 finer.</B> Obverse: Conjoined busts l &#40;Napoleon & Jefferson&#41;; above, Louisiana + Purchase + Exposition; below Official Souvenir; beaded border. Reverse: Relief map of U. S. with Louisiana Purchase across that portion representing extent of purchase; above Louisiana Territory / 1803 / 1,000,000 Square Miles / &#36;15,000,000; below map St. Louis 1904, beaded border. Some call this medal one of the &#34;handsomest metal products&#34; of exposition. Issued by Louisiana Purchase Souvenir Coin Co., in no way connected with exposition company, the round specimens appeared first at a cost of 50 cents as sort of a lottery ticket; the purchaser was entitled to guess number of total paid admissions, with the winner to receive &#36;50,000 in gold! Promoters planned to set up an office at exposition entrance to redeem medals for admission tickets. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;200 - 300. <BR><BR>Our item number 133361<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/133361.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/133361N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>