REGIONAL AND LOCAL FAIRS, EXPOS, CELEBRATIONS, FESTIVALS, AND SHOWS

66) "Bazaar Of Nations", "Phila. Y.M.C.A. 1875" White Metal 38mm. My guess is that this piece is probably rare. It may not exsist in strict unc. What the "Bazaar of Nations" was, I have no idea. I have only found it in white metal.

67) From the "City of New York Evacuation Day Centennial", "Washington / Knox / Clinton". Very rare in bronze, more common in white metal, but difficult to find unholed in white metal. Baker458, Bronze 35mm

68) Another Evacuation Day Centennial piece with Washington taking the oath of office. Unlisted in Rulau/Fuld. Rare, but hard to find unholed. I have only found it in white metal. Perhaps rare. Very to extremely rare unholed. White metal 35.7mm

69) "Piedmont Exposition Co. Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 10-22, 1887". This regional exposition was held at the same location as the Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895. Very rare to extremely rare. Have located one in white metal that was holed. Bronze 35mm

70) "25th North American Saengerfest At St. Louis, Mo. June 1888." This is the only one of these I have located, although one is shown in TAMS December 1990 page 196. The reverse is the same as Rulau Mlw 18. Tiny "S. S. & S. Co." below. Probably extremely rare. Aluminum 38.5mm

71) "International Fair", "Buffalo, N.Y. Sept. 4th To 14th 1888" This was an evidently an industrial fair held in Hamlin Park. White metal 34mm. Probably very rare, and often comes holed. I have also located one that was described as being copper plated.

72) "Maryland Exposition Baltimore, Sept. 9-14, 1889", Probably rare to very rare in white metal and very rare in bronze. Rulau Bal 62. White metal ones appear to usually come unholed. Bronze 37.7mm

73) I am guessing that this is from Sioux City, Iowa in 1889, which was when the third corn palace celebration was held. I have located 3 others, all of which were holed. This is the only corn palace piece that I have located that is both of so called dollar size and unholed. Extremely rare unholed. Gilt 36.7mm

74) "International Fair / San Antonio, Tex." held at Riverside Park, This is the only one of these I have found, and I have not found it in any other metal. In small lettering below: "The Heidemann Mfg. Co.". Extremely rare. Bronze 37.7mm

75) "Second Season Coal Palace Opened Sept. 15, Closed October 10, 1891.", Probably rare but extremely rare unholed. Bronze 37mm

76) "16TES National Saengerfest Des Nordoestlichen Saengerbundes", "Newark, N.J. July 4-8 1891", White metal 37.7mm, Probably very rare, and often found holed.

77) "Carnival And Trades Display. Augusta, Ga. Held Jan. 20-23 1891", Obverse is the same as the reverse of HK626. Bronze 37.7mm, Like HK626 it appears to be extremely rare in either white metal or bronze.

78) Aluminum 37.1mm Scratched condition. "South Dakota's Invitation. To The West Of Minnesota And Beyond Fair Iowa Too, Lies The Country, South Dakota, Where the Skies Are Ever Blue. So Stranger, Come And Find A Home If Fortune You Pursue, Tis A Glorious Land Of Praries Grand And Just The Place For You."

79) Aluminum 37.1mm Same as above but with a different reverse. I have no idea which is rarer, but combined together they are probably rare to very rare. Rulau Mit-3

80) "Bunker Hill Charlestown Mass. Carnival June 17 1893". This piece combines the reverse of HK630 with a different obverse. Bronze 37.7mm. This is the only one I have come across, so probably extremely rare. Storer 994

81) The reverse of HK630, same as above, but with a "Souvenir" reverse. This one also appears to be extremely rare. White metal 37.7 mm. Have not seen it in any other metal.

82) "Fort Defiance 1794", "Gen. Mad Anthony Wayne, "I Defy The Indians, English And The Devils In Hell To take It!" Gen. Scott, "Then Call It Fort Defiance!" Perhaps very rare. Aluminum 38.3mm

83) Attractive medal from 1899 of the "National Export Exposition". "S.H. Quint & Sons 15 S. 4th St Phila.". In tiny lettering on the reverse: "Quint Phila.". A large and thick so called dollar. Bronze 44.5mm, rare to very rare. Rulau Phl 45

84) "Old Home Week Bridgeport Conn." Bronze 37.6mm. I have also located this piece in white metal and gilt white metal. In any of these three metals this piece appears to be extremely rare, with only the bronze one usually being found unholed. "H.H.J." in tiny lettering below cornucopia.

85) "Souvenir Electrical Show Coliseum Chicago January 15-27, 1906", Copper 38.1mm, "C.H. Hanson Chicago." below. Greenslet GM114, In my experience this piece is probably rare. A few of these in unc came up on ebay a while back.

86) An Exposition For The Betterment Of Women And Children", "This One Dollar Coin Good For Admission At All Times To The New York Women's Welfare Exposition And Mother's Congress New York 1912", Brass 35mm. Possibly extremely rare.

87) "1825 Holmes County Centennial Fair Oct.13-16 1925", Aluminum 38.3mm. I have found two other of these on ebay, one of which was holed. Very rare?Rummaging through old catalogs, I found none.

88) This piece came in a cardboard insert that states: "This little work of Art, carrying a Message of Friendliness, is from the Official Medal of The Pacific Southwest Exposition being held at Long Beach, California, July 27th to September 3rd, 1928" Reverse is incuse of the obverse. Thin brass, 38.3mm, very rare

89) This is a "good for" "Wagon Wheel" admission token from Walla Walla, Washington commemorating Washington's "Golden Jubilee" and "Southeastern Washington Fair". Gilt brass 38.5mm. Possibly rare.

90) This and the following four pieces are all from the "State Fair Of Texas", held in Dallas. They were all purchased on ebay at about the same time. I don't know much about them other than that they appear to me to be very rare to extremely rare. All have blank reverses. Brass (Gilt?) 41.6mm

91) "State Fair Of Texas / Oct. 5-20 1946", One would suspect that there are other dates of these pieces other than the five shown here, but up to now I know of no others. Brass? 41.6mm (Look above at #189)

92) 1949 "State Fair Of Texas". In tiny lettering : "New Cotton Bowl-Seats 75,508 / Agriculture-Live Stock-Poultry", Brass? 43mm (Look above at #189 and #190)

93) "State Fair Of Texas Oct. 7-22 1950". In tiny lettering : "Air Conditioned Auditorium / The Hall Of State", Brass? 41.5mm (Look above at #189 and #190)

94) "State Fair Of Texas / Oct. 14-19 / 1952, Brass? 41.6mm (Look above at #189 and #190)

95) "The Californian", From the "California State Fair And Exposition". I have seen this piece pop up on ebay occasionally. Rare, maybe very rare. Gilt 38.3mm

96) From Tombstone, Arizona, "Rip-Roaring Days Of The West". This piece was evidently struck in the 1950s. Also found in copper. Not terribly hard to come by. Probably very scarce. Very similar to HK701. Aluminum 37.9mm

97) From the Pioneer Days Of California. There are two slightly different varieties of this piece, one from 1910 and the other from 1940. This is the 1940 version. Very scarce to rare.

98) A second "slug" from the Pioneer Days Of California. Similar to to the above piece but with the miner kneeling in the creek instead of standing. Evidently scarcer than the above piece. Rare?

99) "Souvenir Pioneer Days of California / The Days Of '49". Very scarce. For a far better selection and explanation of many other so-called $50 slugs CLICK HERE