1894 San Francisco Souvenir Midwinter Expo 51mm NGC UNC Details

$179.99

The California Midwinter International Exposition was held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park in 1894 to promote West Coast industry, agriculture, and innovation. Aluminum medals such as this were sold as souvenirs and symbolized modern progress during a time when aluminum was still considered a cutting-edge metal.

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CVC & Collectables presents a genuine 1894 San Francisco Midwinter International Exposition aluminum souvenir medal, issued for California’s landmark world’s fair and certified by NGC as UNC Details.

Token Highlights:

  • Issuer: California Midwinter International Exposition
  • Date: 1894
  • Type: World’s Fair / Exposition Medal
  • Material: Aluminum
  • Diameter: 51 mm
  • Grade: NGC UNC Details (Environmental Damage)
  • Obverse: Giant Ferris wheel with legend Souvenir of San Francisco
  • Reverse: Central exhibition building with bear below and full exposition inscription

Collectibility:
Large-format exposition medals from the Midwinter Fair are highly collectible, especially examples of this size. Despite noted environmental damage, this piece retains strong visual appeal and historical importance, making it a desirable example of late-19th-century American exposition memorabilia.

Denominations

Tokens, Colonial & Other Issues

Year

1894

Grade

NGC

Condition

Uncirculated Detail

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