Barber proved unsatisfactory, fair organizers turned to a design by artist Olin Levi Warner, which after modification by Barber and by his assistant, George T. When initial sketches by Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Fair official James Ellsworth wanted the new coin to be based on a 16th-century painting he owned by Lorenzo Lotto, reputedly of Columbus, and pushed for this through the design process.
Congress granted an appropriation, and allowed it to be in the form of commemorative half dollars, which legislators and organizers believed could be sold at a premium. The coin stems from the desire of the Columbian Exposition's organizers to gain federal money to complete construction of the fair. The Columbian half dollar was the first American coin to depict a historical person. The first traditional United States commemorative coin, it was issued both to raise funds for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and to mark the quadricentennial of the first voyage to the Americas of Christopher Columbus, whose portrait it bears. The Columbian half dollar is a coin issued by the Bureau of the Mint in 18. 90212-4246 telephone (213) 203-9855.1893 Columbian Exposition Commemorative Silver Half Dollar. All sales take place at Superior’s auction gallery, 9478 W. The Worlds Columbian Exposition (also known as the Chicago Worlds Fair) was a worlds fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus arrival in the New World in 1492. Also on May 30 is the Worrell Family Collection Sale. Casterline and Brooks Hall Collections Sale and the Robert E.
The auction leads off with more than 3,800 pieces May 28-30 in the Fred J. Three catalogues detailing a marathon auction conducted by Superior Galleries have just arrived. Catalogues and prices realized are $20 from Auctions by Bowers & Merena, Box 1224, Wolfeboro, N.H. The five-day Four Landmark Collections auction netted $6.8 million in New York. Price: Start Date: Wednesday, Augat 8:00AM EDT. 90505 telephone (800) 472-6327 or (213) 373-9647. Brilliant Uncirculated 1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar Lot 822743 1919 E Kilgore Service Road, Kalamazoo, MI, 49001 Kalamazoo, MI - Front Office. For information on pricing and availability, contact PandaAmerica Corp., 23326 Hawthorne Blvd., Skypark 10, Suite 150, Torrance, Calif.
Uncirculated Pandas are expected this month, proof Pandas in June. The 1989 Panda (pictured) will once again be issued in gold proof and brilliant uncirculated condition and in 1-ounce to 1/20-ounce versions. The lovable animal captured the hearts of many collectors and investors, some of whom had little or no interest in numismatics. Gold bullion coins got a big boost several years ago when China introduced the Panda.
With the 500th anniversary fast approaching, some dealers and collectors are putting aside some of these pieces in anticipation of renewed interest and the possibility that a new commemorative will be issued. The Columbian coin was issued in conjunction with the Chicago World’s Fair, which was scheduled to open in 1892 to observe the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America (actually some Caribbean islands). Of the three, only one is a coin, the World’s Columbian Exposition half dollar. Additional pieces were minted later with the date 1893. How much are these coins worth?-D.H.O.Īnswer: You have a mixed bag, and they all seem to be circulated or at least worn. The first coins were struck on November 19, 1892, bearing that year of coinage. It is gold-colored and tarnished in areas with minute scratches in several places. The last is Independence Mall, United States Mint, Philadelphia, August 14, 1969. 4, 1913 Second Term 1917.” There are many large scratches all over this gold-colored coin. Another coin depicts Woodrow Wilson with the words “Inaugurated President of the United States Mar. Question: I have three coins-one is a Columbian half dollar of the World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago, rather rubbed down.
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