The Columbus Tower in Tin
Approximate Current Value: $50
So-Called Dollar Value Guide: Value of 1893 HK-209 The Columbus Tower in Tin Dollar
Value of 1893 HK-209 The Columbus Tower in Tin
This So-Called Dollar is given the catalog number HK-209
The obverse text on this So-Called Dollar reads Chicago, Columbus Tower, Height 1500 ft. Cost $3,000,000, World’s Fair 1893 and the reverse text is Annual Interstate Souvenir, Chicago Exposition. The front side of the coin shows a tall tower in the center of the coin with flowing text to either side of the tower. The backside of the coin depicts buildings in the center in what is a small illustration for most of the World’s Columbian Exposition medals, text surrounding in two lines above and two lines below the illustration.
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