Owner Comments:
THIS IS THE TOP POP EXAMPLE GRADED BY NGC AS OF 3/2024. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF (43) OF THIS TYPE GRADED BY NGC TO DATE, WITH ONLY (9) OF THOSE BEING DESIGNATED AS DEEP PROOFLIKE.
HK-219, EGLIT 441, SH 6-73 AL.
AN NGC GRADED MS 63 PL EXAMPLE WAS SOLD BY STACKS BOWERS AUCTIONS WAY BACK IN 2011 FOR $287.50.
MY NGC GRADED MS 63 PL EXAMPLE SOLD ON EBAY IN JUNE 2023 FOR $350.00.
The 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian exposition was the ultimate showcase for many new inventions and marvels of the late 19th century. By the time the fair closed on October 30, 1893, a quarter of U.S. population had walked through with gates, over 27,500 people. The Fair encompassed, almost 700 acres of influential architecture, wonderful exhibits and novel entertainment. It was an awe-inspiring site. 181 so-called dollars were struck in various compositions for this exposition.
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.