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: IA 1888 SIOUX CITY R-IA-SC-13
Grade: NGC TOKEN MS 62
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
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Owner's Description

Medal (Token), 1888, BR, CORN PALACE FESTIVAL, EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD, Sioux City, Iowa, Rulau R-IA-SC-13, NGC MS62, Cert# 3209118-002. Brass, holed as made, and measures about 26mm in diameter. The Corn Palaces were built every year from 1887 to 1891. The merchants and railroad chipped in to build a wooden structure, and then nailed corn to the entire outside in different patterns. The woman of the City decorated in the interior. Obv. shows the Corn Palace Building, Corn Palace, Sioux City above, 1888 below; Rv. Ear of Corn, with Banners across, The Eighth Wonder of the World. This is a scarcer type than the types usually encountered. Nicely struck and detailed token with much luster remaining, and somewhat reddish toning to the surface on the reverse. Attractive and Scarce in Mint State.

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