Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial

Value of 1953 HK-509 Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial

This So-Called Dollar is given the catalog number HK-509

The obverse text on this So-Called Dollar reads Commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase, Mfgd for & Distd. By Oddehon St. Louis, MO. 1803 1953 and the reverse text is Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. The front side of the coin shows a man on a horse in armor facing the left side with a flag in his hand, dates to the upper right and three lines of text below the horse, text in a circular fashion surrounding the entire illustration. The backside of the coin depicts a map of the Louisiana Purchase showing the United States and dividing lines, surrounding by single lines of arching text.

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