Souvenir So-Called Dollars by Jay Turner for PCGS …… It had been four years since the Exposition Universelle in Paris, France, where the world had been introduced to the centerpiece of the fair – a tower built by Gustave Eiffel. This tower, the tallest structure on the globe at the time, had instantaneously become […]
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A look at this often-underrated yet highly interesting series By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) …… For anyone looking for value when trying to decide what to collect, United States commemorative coinage is a great place to start. The series has been one of the biggest laggards over the last decades […]
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By Dan Duncan – Pinnacle-Rarities …… As thousands ascend on the greater Chicago area for the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) World’s Fair of Money, we recognize that Chicago has a rich history of grand fairs and numismatics–specifically the Columbian Exposition, arguably the greatest fair in American history. The event saw some 27 million attendees cross […]
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By Dan Duncan – Pinnacle-Rarities …… The original Washington quarter was intended as just a one-year commemorative. Yet John Flanagan’s obverse design has endured for nearly 90 years with the reverse motifs in constant flux over the last two decades. The Statehood quarters and National Parks series have both made the commemorative quarter a mainstay […]
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By Blanchard & Company …… What do the world’s first Ferris wheel, a quarter that costs 50 cents and Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry have in common? Answer? The 1893 World Columbian Exposition, also known as Chicago’s World Fair. It was the site of the world’s first Ferris wheel. Originally known as the “Chicago […]
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The third edition of MEGA RED (the Deluxe Edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins) includes a 10-page full-color appendix on So-Called Dollars, a class of nearly 800 different historical medals, many of them struck by the United States Mint. The section’s author, Jeff Shevlin, is a specialist in the field. He defines […]
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A look at this often-underrated yet highly interesting series By Jeff Garrett – Numismatic Guaranty Corporation …… For anyone looking for value when trying to decide what to collect, United States commemorative coinage is a great place to start. The series has been one of the biggest laggards in the last decade in relation to […]
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