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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8175954, member: 20201&quot;]<font size="6"><b>1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition</b></font></p><p><b>So-Called Dollar HK-283</b></p><p>(I have two of these, this is the nicest of the two)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1428783[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1428784[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My duplicate</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1428789[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition medal. It is referenced as the &quot;Official Medal&quot; and is listed as HK-283 in the Hibler-Kappen Catalog of So-Called Dollars, 2nd Edition. It was struck in Brass, has a diameter of 34mm, and a Rarity of R-4.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a world&#039;s fair held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 1 to November 1 of 1898. Its goal was to showcase the development of the entire West, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. The Indian Congress was held concurrently. Over 2.6 million people came to Omaha to view the 4,062 exhibits during the five months of the Exposition.</p><p>During the Expo, on August 31, 1898, the committee declared &quot;Cody Day&quot; in honor of Buffalo Bill Cody. Cody brought his &quot;world-famous&quot; Wild West Show back to the Omaha Driving Park where it was formally founded several years earlier.</p><p>October 12 was &quot;President&#039;s Day&quot; at the Expo and featured a speech by President William McKinley focused on international affairs and the necessity of not being isolationist.</p><p><br /></p><p>The total attendance was 2,613,508, and the total receipts were $1,924,077.</p><p>The following year after the Expo some members of its managing committee decided to host another Expo-type event, which became the Great American Exposition in summer 1899.</p><p><br /></p><p>At one time, I had a large collection and hoard of old US postage stamps. I regret selling them all. I wish I knew that in the future, I would be collecting medals that would have been complimented with at least a single stamp like this. I know I had many of these.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1428790[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>Lagoon Medal</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>23mm</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>brass</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1428792[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1428793[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a world&#039;s fair held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 1 to November 1 of 1898. Its goal was to showcase the development of the entire West, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. The Indian Congress was held concurrently. Over 2.6 million people came to Omaha to view the 4,062 exhibits during the five months of the Exposition. President William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan were among the dignitaries who attended.</p><p><br /></p><p>During the Expo, on August 31, 1898, the committee declared &quot;Cody Day&quot; in honor of Buffalo Bill Cody. Cody brought his &quot;world-famous&quot; Buffalo Bill&#039;s Wild West Show back to the Omaha Driving Park where it was formally founded several years earlier.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1428796[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A 2,000 foot long lagoon was encircled by 21 classical buildings in &quot;The Grand Court&quot; which featured fine and modern products from around the world.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1428788[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I picked this bezel up without the medal and ribbon quite a while after getting the medal that shows nearby in this album. Who would have thought that could happen? I have not inserted my medal in the bezel though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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