1893 Columbian Half Dollar A total of 5,000,000 coins were authorized for production with production taking place during 1892 and 1893. The coins were sold at face value to the exposition for face value, which in turn sold them to the public for one dollar each as the “official” souveni...
“World’s Columbian Expo” might give you anywhere from 1,500 to 3,000 listings to explore, nothing even compares to the overwhelming number of listings for the Columbian commemorative half dollar. Name a hundred different WCE collectibles and the odds are pretty good that you will find more...
The five-dollar Columbian features a coin engraved with a bust of Christopher Columbus. Alfred Jones engraved both the stamp and the original half-dollar coin issued by the United States Mint. The most popular stamp in the Columbian series, the five-dollar Columbian “has an almost mystical aur...