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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Seattlite86, post: 24650515, member: 59737&quot;]I’m reminded of my response to [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER] ’s giveaway on what to do with $5 at this fair. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think you picked the perfect time period to travel back to; the 1893 Colombian Exposition is one of my favorite times in numismatic and world history!</p><p>Where to begin!? Admission is 50 cents, so now I’m down to $4.50. I would keep the ticket as one of my souvenirs.</p><p><img src="http://www.1893columbianexpo.com/images/Columbus.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Now, there was a LOT to see and not a lot of time or money so let’s see what I can come up with. If you haven’t seen this website, I highly recommend you read through it to see what all was at the fair: <a href="http://www.1893columbianexpo.com/ride-tix.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.1893columbianexpo.com/ride-tix.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.1893columbianexpo.com/ride-tix.html</a></p><p>Here’s a great resource to see what things actually looked like at the Exposition: <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22847/22847-h/22847-h.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22847/22847-h/22847-h.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22847/22847-h/22847-h.htm</a> (select to read in HTML)</p><p>I could not, of course, pass up the $1.00 cost of the Isabella Quarter Commemorative. This brings me down to $3.50 <a href="http://middlegeorgiacoinclub.com/isabella-quarter/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://middlegeorgiacoinclub.com/isabella-quarter/" rel="nofollow">http://middlegeorgiacoinclub.com/isabella-quarter/</a> I wouldn’t have minded buying it for face value, though!</p><p>Now, I’m dubious that this was made at the fair <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1893-Columbian-Worlds-Fair-Chicago-Columbus-Tin-Belt-Buckle-/401295559802" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1893-Columbian-Worlds-Fair-Chicago-Columbus-Tin-Belt-Buckle-/401295559802" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1893-Columbian-Worlds-Fair-Chicago-Columbus-Tin-Belt-Buckle-/401295559802</a> but being that I’m a fan of the countryside and hope to retire to it someday, I’d have bought a good leather belt and buckle to wear daily and think back on the awesome experience. I’ll assume it to cost $0.50 and bring me down to $3.00. I used this PDF, specifically pages 14-16, to estimate the cost.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m now out of souvenirs to purchase and the rest of the money is going to be spent in memories and experiences!</p><p><br /></p><p>My next stop would be the ferris wheel, which also cost 50 cents (down to $2.50). I’d also jump on the first electric elevators that went up 8 floors for 10 cents (down to $2.40).</p><p><img src="http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/ferrisweheel.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I would at some point have to use the bathroom and would’ve paid 5 cents to use the Clow, which I’m pretty sure came from the German word “Klo” meaning toilet (down to $2.35).</p><p><br /></p><p>I’d take a ride on the first moving walkway for 5 cents. <a href="http://chicagoworldsfair1893.weebly.com/new-products-and-technologies.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://chicagoworldsfair1893.weebly.com/new-products-and-technologies.html" rel="nofollow">http://chicagoworldsfair1893.weebly.com/new-products-and-technologies.html</a>bringing me down to $2.30</p><p><img src="https://chicagology.com/wp-content/themes/revolution-20/columbian/movingsidewalk.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>There was a lion show that I would like to see and it would cost me 25 cents but they did have free showings, so I’ll hold that quarter for another purchase. Still at $2.30</p><p>I would definitely ride the ice railway and the German Village Restaurant for 10 cents each, down to $2.20.</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/German_Village_Castle%2C_August_Fiedler_arch.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I would have caught a ride on the Steamship SS Christopher Columbus. Cost unknown, but I’ll assume it at 50 cents like the ferris wheel, bringing me down to $1.70</p><p>I’m a fan for chocolate, so add to it the 15 cents to go to the Chocolat Menier, bringing me down to $1.55.</p><p><img src="https://cdn0.rubylane.com/shops/1318289/0354.1L.jpg?92" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I’d have paid $0.10 to have my 50 cent piece turned into a love token, to include year, the exposition, and my initials. <a href="http://lovetokensociety.com/history/the-decline-of-the-love-token/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://lovetokensociety.com/history/the-decline-of-the-love-token/" rel="nofollow">http://lovetokensociety.com/history/the-decline-of-the-love-token/</a>, taking me down to $0.95.</p><p>If I had the time, I would also stop over to see Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, which was not included in the Exposition. <a href="http://haygenealogy.com/hay/1893fair/1893fair.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://haygenealogy.com/hay/1893fair/1893fair.html" rel="nofollow">http://haygenealogy.com/hay/1893fair/1893fair.html</a> I’m going to assume it cost $0.50. Leaving me with $0.45.</p><p>Being a West Point Graduate, I&#039;d visit the Cadet Encampment at Government Plaza</p><p><img src="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22847/22847-h/images/068_12.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I’d spend the rest picking up the first postcards and commemorative stamps, a pack of Juicy Fruit (made by Wrigleys) gum, and a can of Pabst blue ribbon beer (then called America’s Best or Pabst Select) <a href="http://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-1893-chicago-worlds-fair" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-1893-chicago-worlds-fair" rel="nofollow">http://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-1893-chicago-worlds-fair</a></p><p>I’d be dead broke but I’d leave with a ticket from the event, two shiny coins in my pocket, a nice belt buckle holding my pants up, and memories that would last forever.</p><p>Thanks for the awesome giveway and for the opportunity for me to nerd out![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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