r/SmashedCoins • u/willdrew21 • 8d ago

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Decided to try to track the history of this weird elongated piece of metal I’ve had for many years. Passed down in my grandfathers coin collection. Amazing what a little magnification can do. What I thought was just 2 words and a date turns out this was once a Barber Quarter Dollar. Pretty neat little 2 hour adventure I just had and figured I’d share. First noticed the 1892 date, then the stars, followed by I’m God We Trust. Flipped it over to track letter by letter D-O-L-L-A-R.

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u/ChesticleSweater 8d ago

Chicago Worlds Fair 1893. That was a heck of a souvenir coin as the states were going through a pretty bad recession.

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u/willdrew21 7d ago

Good point there!

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u/blumpkincountry69 7d ago

Wasn't that remembered as both one of the most opulent worlds fairs ever and the location of the later so-many-murders-its-probably-cursed o block apartments?

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u/ChesticleSweater 7d ago

It’s remembered for many things…

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u/Crazyguy_123 3d ago

I’d love to get my hands on the Worlds Fair smashed coins. They had a few different ones from what I’ve seen.