Description: 1893 Columbian Commemorative Half Dollar 90% US Silver Coin - Multi-ToneLot B7-143Chicago World's Fair ExpositionMintage: 1,550,405 Beautifully toned and lightly circulated Columbian Exposition Commemorative Silver Half Dollar - medium toned silver color coin - little wear on obverse portrait, hair, head - obverse rim and legends are solid and clear with tiny rim nicks top right and bottom left - reverse has little wear on ship and sail details - globe details are sharp and outlined - full rim with tiny nicks on right side and strong legends - clear date - very pretty condition coin - please see photos for your own grade This coin was produced for the World's Columbian Exposition that took place between the 1st of May to October 30, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois, which celebrated the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Columbus to America. According to Tom DeLorey Coinage, May 2016, p. 9, the Columbian Exposition half-dollar "came about when the organization putting on the World’s Fair requested a grant from the U.S. Treasury of $5 million to help build the fairgrounds so it could open." The Treasury, however, gave "only $2.5 million due to the prevailing hard economic times." DeLorey goes on to say that someone "connected with the Fair Authority got the brilliant idea that if the Treasury would provide the $2.5 million in the form of five million commemorative half dollars," then the Fair would need only "to sell the coins for a dollar each" in order to obtain the extra $2.5 million dollars needed. Because of hard economic times, however, "only a few hundred thousand were sold at the premium, the rest were either released into circulation at face value or melted." Buy with confidence - We offer:Free ShippingPackage Delivery Tracking60-Day ReturnFree Returns (we pay return shipping)We hope you enjoy our store and will add us to your Saved Sellers list and follow us on eBay!
Price: 47.89 USD
Location: East Dennis, Massachusetts
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Composition: Silver
Strike Type: Business
Fineness: 0.9
Grade: Ungraded
KM Number: 117
Certification: Uncertified
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Denomination: 50C
Year: 1893
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Features: Commemorative
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Variety: Columbian
