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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ZoidMeister, post: 6364870, member: 114169&quot;]Greeting Folks,</p><p><br /></p><p>I typically buy exonumia pieces when they first catch my eye, and long before I&#039;ve had any chance to do any research on them. I am typically pleasantly surprised by the history and provenance each piece brings with it. Most of my purchases don&#039;t end up being particularly rare or noteworthy, but I am sometimes surprised.</p><p><br /></p><p>This particular token, I bought because of my fascination for it&#039;s subject, it was cheap, and the design elements reminded me of some of Ron Landis&#039;s well known Renaissance Faire tokens and medals.</p><p><br /></p><p>After I received this one, I started Googling around a bit and was surprised at the lack of information on it. I couldn&#039;t even find much information on the event where it was sold / distributed. One would think that an event such as the 1940 New York World&#039;s Fair would have a lot of information available, but alas, I am coming up with nothing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most images I find from this event make it look more like a &quot;county carnival&quot; than a &quot;World&#039;s Fair.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Has anyone seen one of these before and know of it&#039;s origins?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh yeah, because this piece is older than me, it qualifies as &quot;ancient.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Z</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Leonardo Da Vinci Medal - 1940 New York World&#039;s Fair</b></p><p><b>- Exhibition of Leonardo Da Vinci Inventions</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Leonardo Da Vinci - portrait over stylized globe</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Exhibition Of / Leonardo / Invention / New York / 1940 / (microscopic near border - JOHNSON)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Material:</b> brass, 28.5mm, 8.7g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1251987[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1251988[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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