bill Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 The World's Columbian Exposition is credited with produced the first elongated (smooshed) coins. I recently acquired an 1892 Barber dime from the Columbian Exposition: I got the dime as a mate to my 1883 Liberty nickel rolled in 1894 at the California Midwinter International Exposition: Many US denominations as well as foreign coins were rolled in Chicago. A good representative sample of the many coins can be reviewed at a web page discussing the die varieties. Click on each die number to see representative examples. Note that three dies are listed as being modern restrikes as opposed to original rolled coins (i.e. old coins that have been rolled on modern dies as opposed to having been made in 1893). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 I don't collect elongateds but i'd make an exception for these two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haidee Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 nice! i like the first one better... the other looks like a pendant because of the hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I love them. Always wanted to get a Columbian Expo on a nice IHC. Have never found one that I liked enough to spend the asking price. I think 1936 Chicago Expo is the earliest of these that I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Neat! I've only seen Columbian expo IHCs, never a dime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Neat! I've only seen Columbian expo IHCs, never a dime. There are a host of hosts for the Columbian elongates including foreign coins, a large cent, and a Hawaiian half dollar. There also also a number of modern restrikes, but they have distinctive die traits to distinguish them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 An 1892 elongated Liberty nickel from the Columbian Exposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Very nice elongates. I think they make an interesting addition to any 19th Century US set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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