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1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Official Souvenir Medal
SO-CALLED DOLLAR
HK-301, SH 13-1 CU, Hendershott 30-150
Manafactorer: United States Mint
PCGS MS-64 BN
PCGS Certification Number: 36067408
Composition: Copper
Rarity-6
This is the Official Medal from the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri. The obverse features the busts of Jefferson and Napoleon. The reverse features a relief map of the U.S. with a star marking the location of St. Louis, MO. This medal was struck in several metals at the U.S.Mint Exhibit at the exposition and sold as a souvenir in 1904. The Official St. Louis World's Fair Medal is rather common in other medals, but quite Rare in Copper.
OBVERSE
Busts of Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson. Inscriptions read: "LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION", "OFFICIAL SOUVENIR"
REVERSE
Relief Map of the United States with the boundaries of the Louisiana Purchase highlighted and a star for the location of St. Louis MO. Inscriptions read: "LOUISIANA TERRITORY", "1803", "1,000,000 SQUARE MILES", "$15,000,000", and "ST. LOUIS 1904".
Holder: PCGS Gold Shield
PCGS Population: 1/0 (9/27/2023)
Purchased in Stack's Bowers September 2023 Tokens & Medals Collectors Choice Online Auction, Lot # 70135.