1893
GUSN-222630
1893 Columbus half dollar commemorating the Columbian Exposition. On the obverse side is a bust of Columbus, and the outer edge of the coin has words. The reverse has Columbus's flag ship ontop of two spheres of the world. There are also words on the outer edge.
half dollars
silver (metal)
copper (metal)
Coin
"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLAR"
"WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO / 1893"
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
Unknown
1 3/16 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.2688.5
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