Live auction - fwo_743868 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1/4 Dollar Exposition Colombienne - Isabelle d’Espagne 1893 Philadelphie

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MS63

Estimate :	800 €
Price :	450 €
Maximum bid :	450 €
End of the sale :	07 June 2022 21:03:53
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : 1/4 Dollar Exposition Colombienne - Isabelle d’Espagne

Date: 1893

Mint name / Town : Philadelphie

Quantity minted : 24191

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 24,30 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 6,25 g.

Edge : cannelée

Slab

PCGS : MS63

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sous coque PCGS MS63

Catalogue references :

KM.19/115 - Y.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : UNITED STATES - OF AMERICA / 1893.

Obverse description : buste couronné à gauche de la reine Isabelle d’Espagne.

Reverse

Reverse legend : BOARD OF LADY MANAGERS // . COLUMBIAN QUAR.DOL..

Reverse description : Femme agenouillée avec une quenouille et un fuseau symbolisant l’industrie des femmes.

Commentary

Cette monnaie a été émise à l’occasion de la World's Columbian Exposition, une exposition universelle qui se tient du 1er mai 1893 au 3 octobre 1893 à Chicago dans l'Illinois. Elle a lieu pour le 400e anniversaire de l’arrivée de l’explorateur Christophe Colomb dans le Nouveau Monde
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This coin was issued for the World's Columbian Exposition, a world's fair held from May 1, 1893, to October 3, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. It marked the 400th anniversary of the arrival of explorer Christopher Columbus in the New World.