BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS
HK-170 AU 58

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States CHICAGO, IL 1892-93
Design Description: WORLD'S COLUMIAN EXPO
Item Description: ALUMINUM SC$1 (1892-93) IL HK-170 FERRIS WHEEL DOLLAR WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPO HK-170 BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION
Full Grade: NGC AU 58
Owner: Bruce Thomas Collection

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FERRIS WHEEL DOLLAR

ALSO CATALOGUED AS EGLIT 157.

HERITAGE AUCTIONS SOLD ANOTHER NGC GRADED AU 58 FOR $80.50.

For many years aluminum was more valuable than gold. Several processes developed in the 1850s lowered its price, but when the pyramidal aluminum cap of the Washington Monument was produced in 1884, the cost of aluminum was still about $1 per ounce, similar to the cost of silver.

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