Spencer Collection of World and U.S. Historical Medals Including So-Called Dollars
MI-251/44 AR, Queene Anne's Bounty


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Set Details
Coin Description: SC$1 1933 IL HK-464A A&P CARNIVAL - COW
Grade: NGC MS 64
Owner: Spencer Collection
 
Set Category: Token & Medals
Set Name: Spencer Collection of World and U.S. Historical Medals Including So-Called Dollars
Slot Name: MI-251/44 AR, Queene Anne's Bounty
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

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.

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