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So-Called Dollars
99.
HK 258. CALIFORNIA MIDWINTER EXPOSITION
LARGE SIZE DOLLAR, 1894.
R6. AU. (G)
100.
HK 272. FITZSIMMONS – MAHER BOXING BOUT, 1896.
R7. 37.8mm. Copper. VGWith scattered field marks throughout.
Obv: Fighters shown boxing in a ring. Below: MAHER –
FITZSIMMONS. Rx: WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP * FEB –
14 – 1896 around *******/ FOUGHT FOR/ * AT */ EL PASO
TEXAS/ *****.
According to HK, most of the information on the token is
incorrect. “Apparently fight was forced out of El Paso, actually
held Feb. 21 at Langtry, Texas, 100 east on Mexican border;
middleweight title not at stake as Austrian Peter Maher was over-
weight.” Apparently quite rare. We could find only one auction
record – an eBay appearance on 8/25/13 of an example graded
NGC “VG details” with “lots of surface marks” noted in the
description It realized a hefty $322.O0 - a monetary testament to
its rarity. The condition of the token offered here is comparable.
101.
HK 281. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI AND INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION OFFICIALMEDAL, 1898
R5. Swoger 11-
Ib. 33.9mm. Silver. 19.7 grams. (U.S. Mint). Choice AU.
The obverse legend: TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXPOSITION
OMAHA 1898 encloses a bust of a young woman to the left.
HK states it is a composite picture “of…the most beautiful
woman in the Trans-Mississippi country.” The reverse depicts
an Indian on a horse about to thrust a spear into a buffalo.
102.
HK 294. SOUTH CAROLINA INTER-STATE AND WEST
INDIAN EXPOSITION, 1901-2.
R5. Swoger 14a. MMNS
MS-64. 34mm. Gilt Bronze (not brass as per HK.) (U.S. Mint)
designed obverse (by George Morgan, as per Swoger) featuring
a front facing winged female figure standing on a globe. A
steam engine and ships are in the background. (H)
103.
HK 296. WELLS FARGO SEMICENTENNIAL, 1902.
R5.
39.5mm. Silver. MMNS MS-65. The obverse, which depicts
an early stage coach and a Pony Express rider fending of an
Indian, is particularly popular with Western collectors
To qualify to receive one of the medals, the employee had to
have been on the payroll for at least a year, which eliminated
about half of the company’s approximate 10,000 employees.
More than 5000 medals were given away, according to the
Wells Fargo Messenger in Feb. 1916. A circular was sent along
with each medal noting the commemoration and the date of
presentation, March 18, 1902, signed by Dudly Evans, acting
president. This is the first specifically designed and created
Wells Fargo medal ($800-1000)
104.
HK 296. WELLS FARGO SEMICENTENNIAL, 1902.
R7.
As above, but an evenly worn Very Fine. (G)
105.
HK 302a. LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION
OFFICIAL MEDAL WITH ERROR REVERSE, 1904.
R3.
Swoger 15d. MMNS AU-58. Swoger points out that there
are “six distinguishable reverse die varieties of this issue.”
The example here exhibits variety #1 which Swoger describes
as “ERROR: NO STAR and NO RAYS to designate St. Louis
(unfinished die). “ (F)
106.
HK 309. LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION
MISSOURI DOLLAR, 1904.
R5. NGC MS 62 BN. Light old
obv. scratch to the left of the dome. (F)
107.
HK 333b. LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL
EXPOSITION GOVERNMENT
BUILDING DOLLAR,
1905.
R6. MMNS MS-61. Silver. Variety with no date. (F-G)
108.
HK 349. JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION BATTLESHIP
VIRGINIA DOLLAR, 1907.
NGC MS-63 PL. Several
Lot 99
Lot 100
Lot 102
Lot 103
Lot 104