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U.S. CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION 1876 PHILADELPHIA, PA
CENTENNIAL FOUNTAIN DOLLAR IN GILT COPPER.
THIS EXAMPLE IS TIED FOR TOP POP WITH (1) OTHER MS 64 AND (1) MS 64 PL IN THE NGC CENSUS AS OF 9/2024.
THE NGC GRADED MS 64 PL EXAMPLE WAS SOLD ON EBAY IN APRIL 2022 FOR $2024.00.
Purpose: To commemorate 100th anniversary of signing of United States Declaration of Independence.
THIS MEDAL WAS FORMERLY OWNED BY THE FAMOUS VIRGIL BRAND COLLECTION.
Brand began collecting coins in 1879 (began keeping track of them in ledgers 1889) and continued until his death in 1926. Along the way he acquired over 350,000 coins and medals of all descriptions. In 1910 he formed the Chicago Coin Co. with his long-time friend and “go-fer” Theophile (“Ted”) Leon tending the shop. Brand lived upstairs over the Brand Brewing Co. at the corner of Elston and Snow avenues in Chicago. During this decade and into the 1920s he was a constant source for research information. His knowledge extended from ancient coins to modern, from medals to paper money.