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Old 08-02-2007, 11:57 AM
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Default Chicago World's Fair Coin

hello everyone, i found this in the middle of a field the other day. pretty cool. i did some research on it and it looks like it's a souviner from the christopher columbus expo from the chicago world's fair in 1892-1893.

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Old 08-02-2007, 12:10 PM
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Very Cool!

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Old 08-02-2007, 12:31 PM
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Wow! That is a sweet find. Nice work!

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Great find.
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Old 08-02-2007, 03:45 PM
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Good find wish it was me who found it well done and what machine are using. Sean
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Old 08-02-2007, 03:55 PM
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thats a nice coin, well done
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Old 08-02-2007, 06:32 PM
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Default Thanks everyone!

i'm using a minelab x-terra 30. i found it the middle of a field, you just wondr how something like that got there.....

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Old 08-02-2007, 06:51 PM
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i'm using a minelab x-terra 30. i found it the middle of a field, you just wondr how something like that got there.....
Great find!! You find it in R.I.? Someone musta been at the World's Fair in 1892 - 93.

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Old 08-02-2007, 06:53 PM
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Excellent find! Nice piece of history.
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Old 08-02-2007, 06:54 PM
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Very, very cool.

I'm jealous!

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Old 08-02-2007, 11:36 PM
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Default Yep Rhode Island

yes i did find it in RI, Westerly to be exact. it's a really big field that i found it in so i'm definitely going back there....

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Old 08-03-2007, 12:12 AM
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WOW!!!!!!!!! Cool coin
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Old 08-03-2007, 05:03 AM
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That's the first one I've seen!
Very nice. And keep at that spot!
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Cool coin! Here's a link to that Worlds Fair:
http://users.vnet.net/schulman/Columbian/columbian.html
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that is one heck of a find Very cool!

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Very interesting find! I love old tokens like that

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