HORNREICH COLLECTION of So Called Dollars
HK-464A Gilt, A&P Carnival Dollar, Cow, Century of Progress

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Medal, 1933, Gilt, A&P CARNIVAL - COW, CENTURY OF PROGRESS, United States, Illinois, So Called Dollar HK-464A Gilt, NGC MS64, Cert# 3211000-006. Obv. Within wreath of fruits and vegetables A & P / Carnival / small Chicago Worlds / Fair / 1933; above wreath, on ribbon A Century of / Progress; Rv. A large cow, jumping facing l.; flower above and below. Below on ribbon Cheerio; at bottom, small T.S. Size: 35mm. Now recognized by specialists and NGC as a legitimate so-called dollar. The A & P Carnival dollars were issued by The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, which is still in business to this day. The "Carnival" refers to their exhibit at the Century of Progress Exposition and World's Fair held in Chicago in 1933-34. The A & P area featured a 2,000-seat amphitheater and numerous attractions. A & P issued a similar medal for the event, which shares the same obverse as the current piece, but uses a different reverse that features a large pig instead of a cow. That is the so-called dollar listed in Hibler-Kappen as HK-464. NGC now classifies the cow design as HK-464A; both issues appear to be of comparable scarcity. The current piece seems worthy of a higher grade. Blazingly lustrous surfaces and straw-gold coloration make this a very attractive example of a scarce mint state medal.