Brass Plain Edge Columbus Bust and Casino Dollar

Value of 1893 HK-201 Brass Plain Edge Columbus Bust and Casino Dollar

This So-Called Dollar is given the catalog number HK-201

The obverse text on this So-Called Dollar reads The World’s Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 and the reverse text is Casino and Music Hall, Imitation Battle Ship, Manufactures and Liberal Arts 787 x 1687 feet, 31 acres, cost $1,500,000. The front side of the coin shows a bust of Columbus facing the left with an open wreath surrounding his head, the bust shows from the nipples, up, a single line of text surrounding the head and a beaded border to the outside edge. The backside of the coin depicts three illustrations show, the Casino and Music Hall, the Imitation Battleship, and the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building, all with specifications listed at the bottom of the coin.

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