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Elongated Coin - Columbian Exposition

Elongated Coin - Columbian Exposition - obverseElongated Coin - Columbian Exposition - reverse

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Features

Location United States
Type Souvenir medallions › Elongated coins
Year 1893
Composition Brąz
Weight 3.1 g
Size 34 × 20.5 mm
Shape Owalny
Technique Roller milled
Number
N#
484464
References YE# ILL-WCE 1, ILL-WCE 1a, etc.
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.

Commemorative issue

(en) Columbian World's Fair

Obverse

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
COLUMBIAN
1893
EXPOSITION

Reverse

Puste.Automatically translated

Edge

ZwykłyAutomatically translated

Comments

(en)

The article titled “Elongated coins from the 1893 World's Columbian fair” from the ngccoin website lists this type as a 1B, namely the 1 in the date is over the P in EXPOSITION. This article provides much more information on these items that provided attendees to the fair souvenirs to take home with them. 

 

ILL-WCE 1 - No stars, flat top 3. 8 in date in between U & M. N's are 3mm apart. 

ILL-WCE 1a - No stars, flat top 3. N's are 1mm apart

ILL-WCE 1b - No stars, round top 3. 1 of date center of P, N's are 1mm apart

ILL-WCE 1c - No stars, round top 3, center of 3 points forward. 1 of date center of P & O. 1 to the left of U. N's almost touching

ILL-WCE 1d - No stars, round top 3, center of 3 points forward. 1 of date center of P & O. 1 under left arm of U. N's are 0.5mm apart

ILL-WCE 1e - Similar to 1c, Center of 3 points down

ILL-WCE 1f - Similar to 1, N's are closer. 8 in date under U

ILL-WCE 2 - 2 stars on each side. Left star points between C & E. Right star points to upper N and top of lower N

ILL-WCE 2a - Similar to 2, date is larger

ILL-WCE 2b - 2 stars on each side. Left star points to top of E. Right star points to upper N and top of lower N

ILL-WCE 2c - 2 stars on each side. Left star points to C & E. Right star points between N's

ILL-WCE 2d - 2 stars on each side. Left star points between C & E. Right star points between N's. Considered to be a modern remake

ILL-WCE 2e - N's line up evenly

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC References
1893  YE# ILL-WCE 1
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.
1893  YE# ILL-WCE 1a
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.
1893  YE# ILL-WCE 1b
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.
1893  YE# ILL-WCE 1c
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.
1893  YE# ILL-WCE 1d
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.
1893  YE# ILL-WCE 1e
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.
1893  YE# ILL-WCE 1f
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.
1893  YE# ILL-WCE 2
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.
1893  YE# ILL-WCE 2a
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.
1893  YE# ILL-WCE 2b
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.
1893  YE# ILL-WCE 2c
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.
1893  YE# ILL-WCE 2d
Lee Martin, Dottie Dow; 2008. Yesterday's Elongateds (3rd Edition). Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States.

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