1893_Columbia_Exposition_penny.jpg


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English: An en:elongated coin from the 1893 Columbian Exposition. This coin is generally recognized as the first one in the now fairly widespread hobby.
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Author I scanned it - original artwork, creation of the die, is credited to "an enterprising Chicago jeweler"
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PD-anon-1923

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