1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXPOSITION MEDAL

 

Stirred to action by the far-reaching influence of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and eager to restore life to a city negatively affected by the decade's economic depression, community leaders and businessmen from Omaha, Nebraska, decided to hold their own international exposition: the 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, held at the northern edge of the city, near the Missouri River. Supervising architects C. Howard Walker and Thomas R. Kimball highlighted the popular Classical and Renaissance-style architectural movements of the time; merchants and industry-people worked to highlight the products, resources, and commercial interests of the states and territories west of the Mississippi. During the five months it was open, more than 2.6 million people attended the over 4,000 exhibits. These included then-President William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan, who had lost the presidential election to McKinley two years prior.

Bidders in our April 17, 2024 Tokens and Medals Collectors Choice Online Auction will have the opportunity to claim a piece of this midwestern exposition's history when lot 72177 crosses the block. The 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Official Medal (HK-281) was struck in silver and is designated Rarity-5, meaning that only between 75 and 200 examples are thought to exist. This example is graded MS-65 by NGC; of the 59 grading events registered for this so-called dollar by both major TPGs, there are only two higher (both NGC MS-66).

Stirred to action by the far-reaching influence of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and eager to restore life to a city negatively affected by the decade's economic depression, community leaders and businessmen from Omaha, Nebraska, decided to hold their own international exposition: the 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, held at the northern edge of the city, near the Missouri River. Supervising architects C. Howard Walker and Thomas R. Kimball highlighted the popular Classical and Renaissance-style architectural movements of the time; merchants and industry-people worked to highlight the products, resources, and commercial interests of the states and territories west of the Mississippi. During the five months it was open, more than 2.6 million people attended the over 4,000 exhibits. These included then-President William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan, who had lost the presidential election to McKinley two years prior.

Bidders in our April 17, 2024 Tokens and Medals Collectors Choice Online Auction will have the opportunity to claim a piece of this midwestern exposition's history when lot 72177 crosses the block. The 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Official Medal (HK-281) was struck in silver and is designated Rarity-5, meaning that only between 75 and 200 examples are thought to exist. This example is graded MS-65 by NGC; of the 59 grading events registered for this so-called dollar by both major TPGs, there are only two higher (both NGC MS-66).

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1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition. Official Medal. HK-281, SH 10-1 S. Rarity-5. Silver. MS-65 (NGC). (https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-18XE02/1898-trans-mississippi-and-international-exposition-official-medal-hk-281-sh-10-1-s-rarity-5-silver-ms-65-ngc)

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