Horses
USA - Delaware State Quarter


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Set Details
Coin Description: SC$1 1953 MO HK-509 LOUISIANA PURCHASE SESQUI
Grade: NGC MS 65 RB
Owner: brg5658
 
Set Category: Thematic & Topical Coins
Set Name: Horses
Slot Name: USA - Delaware State Quarter
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Purchased on 3/8/2012. Medal privately issued by O. Oddehon, St. Louis; struck by Adams Co. Louisiana Territory officially became property of United States Oct. 10, 1804, when transfer ceremony of Upper Louisiana took place in St. Louis. Centennial of historic event, "second in importance only to American Revolution," was celebrated by Louisiana Purchase Exposition 1904, which see. Fifty years later, five history-minded private citizens met on river front, First and Walnut Streets, St. Louis. "There, in solemn conclave, they raised brimming glasses of champagne and drank a lonely toast to the westward course of empire." Two congratulatory telegrams were read aloud and participant delivered brief outline of great events once sanctifying spot on which celebrants stood. Ceremonies were concluded by "fireworks display of three bombs and three skyrockets, one of each for each fifty years of history," three of these misfiring. Thus St. Louis commemorated sesquicentennial of most important event in its history. Apparently there was talk at one time of staging another World's Fair in 1953 but nothing developed. Issuer "decided event merited at least a privately struck medal of some kind" and unable to secure "any cooperation…went ahead with it" himself as "patriotic gesture." Issue limited to 5,000 pieces in pure Copper; sold for 50 cents.

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