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- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar abstract "The Louisiana Purchase Exposition dollar was a commemorative coin issue in gold dated 1903. Struck in two varieties, the coins were designed by United States Bureau of the Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber. The pieces were issued to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in 1904 in St. Louis; one variety depicted former president Thomas Jefferson, and the other, the recently assassinated president William McKinley. Although not the first American commemorative coins, they were the first in gold.Promoters of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, originally scheduled to open in 1903, sought a commemorative coin for fundraising purposes. Congress authorized an issue in 1902, and exposition authorities, including numismatic promoter Farran Zerbe, sought to have the coin issued with two designs, to aid sales. The price for each variety was $3, the same cost whether sold as a coin, or mounted in jewelry or on a spoon.The coins did not sell well, and most were later melted. Zerbe, who had promised to support the issue price of the coins, did not do so as prices dropped once the fair (rescheduled for 1904) closed. This drop, however, did not greatly affect Zerbe's career, as he went on to promote other commemorative coins and become president of the American Numismatic Association. The coins also recovered, regaining their issue price by 1915; they are now worth between a few hundred and several thousand dollars, depending on condition.".
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- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar composition "* 90% gold * 10% copper".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar country "United States".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar denomination "Louisiana Purchase Exposition dollar".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar diameter "15".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar edge Reeding.
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar goldTroyOz "0.04837".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar mass "1.672".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar mintMarks "None. All pieces struck at Philadelphia Mint without mint mark.".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar mintage "125000".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar obverse "Louisiana Purchase Jefferson dollar obverse.jpg".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar obverse "Louisiana Purchase McKinley dollar obverse.jpg".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar obverse2Design William_McKinley.
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar obverse2DesignDate "1903".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar obverse2Designer "Charles E. Barber, after a medal by himself".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar obverseDesign Thomas_Jefferson.
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar obverseDesignDate "1903".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar obverseDesigner "Charles E. Barber, after a medal by John Reich".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar reverse "Louisiana Purchase Jefferson dollar reverse.jpg".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar reverseDesign "Reverse common to both varieties".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar reverseDesignDate "1903".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar reverseDesigner Charles_E._Barber.
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar unit United_States_dollar.
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar value "1".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar yearsOfMinting "1903".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar subject Category:1903_introductions.
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar subject Category:Commemorative_coins_of_the_United_States.
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- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar comment "The Louisiana Purchase Exposition dollar was a commemorative coin issue in gold dated 1903. Struck in two varieties, the coins were designed by United States Bureau of the Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber. The pieces were issued to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in 1904 in St. Louis; one variety depicted former president Thomas Jefferson, and the other, the recently assassinated president William McKinley.".
- Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_dollar label "Louisiana Purchase Exposition dollar".
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