BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS
HK-268 MS 62

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States 1895 ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Design Description: COTTON STATES EXPOSITION
Item Description: GILT BRONZE SC$1 1895 GA HK-268 COTTON STATES EXPOSITION OFFICIAL MEDAL HK-268 BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION
Full Grade: NGC MS 62
Owner: Bruce Thomas Collection

Set Details

Custom Sets: BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS
Competitive Sets: This coin is not competing in any sets.
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for So-Called Dollars - Hibler & Kappen

Owner Comments:

COTTON STATES AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION OFFICIAL MEDAL.

JEFF SHEVLIN SOLD AN UNGRADED "CHOICE BU" EXAMPLE ON HIS WEBSITE FOR $145.00.

AN NGC GRADED MS 63 EXAMPLE WAS SOLD BY HERITAGE AUCTIONS FOR $152.75.

Designed and struck at U.S. Mint, Philadelphia. On obverse, rays of fire under bole of cotton represent desolation of crops resultant from Sherman's march to sea. Phoenix rising from flames is symbolic of resurrection of industry. Henry W. Grady, on reverse, was editor of Atlanta Constitution; his writings and speeches helped reunite people of North and South after Civil War.

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