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1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Official Medal. Type II, Small Letters Obverse. Brass. 37 mm. HK-155, Eglit-23A. Rarity-2. MS-66 (NGC).
WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION 1892-1893, CHICAGO, IL- OFFICIAL MEDAL.
VERY NEAR TOP POP, ONLY (2) MS 67'S LISTED AS FINER OUT OF OVER 240 LISTED IN THE NGC CENSUS AS OF 8/2023.
HERITAGE AUCTIONS SOLD AN NGC GRADED MS 65 EXAMPLE FOR $360.00 IN FEBRUARY 2022.
HERITAGE AUCTIONS SOLD AN NGC GRADED MS 65 EXAMPLE FOR $223.25 IN 2017.
Official Medals below were struck in Mint Exhibit on grounds. ALSO CATALOGUED AS EGLIT 23A.
Purpose: To commemorate 400th anniversary of Discovery of America by Columbus and "to tell the story of the world's progress through those four centuries."