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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GeorgeM, post: 1096557, member: 28550&quot;]I recently picked up a lot of 5 So-Called Dollars that includes one I&#039;m not familiar with. I was buying the lot in order to get the UN spinner (which I needed) and didn&#039;t really pay as much attention to the Columbian Expo medal as I should have.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse is very similar to HK174 (Globe Dollar):</p><p><a href="http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Worlds_Columbian_Expo.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Worlds_Columbian_Expo.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Worlds_Columbian_Expo.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>But the reverse is a totally different ball of wax. It seems to be a promotional item good for $15 towards the purchase of land in Harvey, Illinois. The town still exists and is a suburb just outside of Chicago. Apparently, it was founded as part of the temperance movement and grew from empty fields into a town of 3,000 in less than a year. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is this listed in any books that you know of? What&#039;s the reference number or identifier? And, what do you think it&#039;s worth in this condition? I&#039;d grade it as EF40 or higher. </p><p><br /></p><p>In these pictures, it&#039;s the medal in the bottom right:</p><p>[ATTACH]109580.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]109581.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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