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1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition McKinley Gold Dollar

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By mcgadmin · August 28, 2010

The 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Gold Dollars were issued to commemorate the exposition held the following year in St. Louis, Missouri for the 100th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. The vast tract of land acquired from France would be explored by Lewis and Clark in the following years, who would also be commemorated on a […]

1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Jefferson Gold Dollar

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By mcgadmin · August 25, 2010

The first Gold Commemorative Coins issued by the United States Mint were the 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Gold Dollars. The coins were available with two different obverse designs featuring Thomas Jefferson or William McKinley and carried a rather high authorized mintage of 250,000 coins across both designs. The 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Thomas Jefferson Gold […]