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CRYSTAL PALACE 1853, NEW YORK CITY, NY TYPE III- 1854 DOLLAR
THERE ARE ONLY (10) MS 63'S AND (2) MS 64'S FINER OF THE (69) LISTED IN THE NGC CENSUS AS OF 8/2023.
AN NGC GRADED MS 63 EXAMPLE WAS SOLD BY HERITAGE AUCTIONS IN 2019 FOR $576.00.
JEFF SHEVLIN SOLD ANOTHER NGC GRADED MS 62 EXAMPLE ON HIS WEBSITE FOR $575.00.
Manufactured by Pinches of London, these medals are actually British and should not have been included even in the 1963 edition of this reference. Originally opened as part of The Great Exhibition of 1851, the Crystal Palace was moved after the close of the Exhibition from its original location in Hyde Park; reopened on Sydenham Hill in London by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on June 10, 1854. Original building destroyed by fire on Nov. 30, 1936; site of current Crystal Palace Park.
Purpose: To exhibit "industry of all nations for...comparison, competition, instruction and encouragement.
Medals: All issues proved difficult to research. Types I and III, at least, probably were of official nature, perhaps sold within Palace during exhibitions. Today, all four medals are extremely rare.