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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8184051, member: 20201&quot;]<font size="6"><b>1926 US Sesquicentennial Exposition</b></font></p><p>So-Called Dollars</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431279[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>These medals are the most commonly encountered so-called dollars that commemorate 150th anniversary of Declaration of Independence for the 1926 Philadelphia International Sesquicentennial Exposition. This is my set of all four variations I know to exist.</p><p><br /></p><p>HK-451 Copper</p><p>HK-452 Bronze</p><p>HK-453 Brass</p><p>HK-454 Nickel</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1926 SESQUICENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION</b></p><p><b>COMPLIMENTARY TICKET No <span style="color: #ff0000">E00001</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431280[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431281[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>Never saw this one before, let alone it being No 1. </p><p>They weren&#039;t all numbered <span style="color: #ff0000">E00001</span> and I have the lowest number.</p><p>If you look closely you can see a bleed-over of <span style="color: #ff0000">E00002</span> on the reverse as the numbering ink was not dry when these were stacked.</p><p>Pretty awesome to have it. Wonder if it was for a VIP? </p><p>Measures 3 1/4&quot;X 2&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>A photo shows Prince Bertil of Sweden stepping out of the &quot;John Morton Memorial Building&quot; where the American Swedish Historical Museum is in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431282[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The museum was founded and its construction was guided by Dr. Amandus Johnson beginning in 1926. The building is so named because John Morton was a descendant of the original Swedish settlers who signed the Declaration of Independence.</p><p><br /></p><p>On June 2, 1926, same date this ticket was stamped, then Crown Prince Gustav Adolf (later King Gustav Adolf VI) placed the Museum&#039;s corner stone. Could this possibly be a complimentary ticket given to the person who attended and signed it on the Liberty Bell side of this ticket at the cornerstone laying ceremony?</p><p>I cannot read the signature 100% but I think it is Marge Glackin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431283[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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