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1939 New York World's Fair, HK-491, MS62 NGC

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1939 New York World's Fair, HK-491, MS62 NGC
<B>1939 New York World's Fair Dollar, HK-491, MS62 NGC.</B></I> Silver, reeded edge, 35 mm x 25.6 mm. Designer H.C. Kreis joined creative forces with Medallic Art Company to strike this highly sought-after medal, which was sold by Manufacturers Trust Company at the 1939 New York World's Fair. The obverse of this medal features the fair's main attraction, the 18-story Perisphere and the 700 foot Trylon, a triangular obelisk. Grover W. Whalen, a prominent politician and successful New York City businessman, was president of the New York World's Fair Corporation, and his signature is part of the reverse design. So important was this event that Whalen was featured on the cover of the May 1, 1939 edition of <I>Time </B></I>magazine. The current lot is an upper-echelon representative of this scarce issue. Lustrous, white surfaces display a few scattered abrasions that are commensurate with the accurately assigned grade of MS62. An important piece of Americana that is sure to elicit spirited bidding. Census: 5 in 62, 5 finer (8/07).<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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