1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
St. Louis, Missouri
Meet me in St. Louis. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition drew almost 20 million visitors. Planned to celebrate the 1903 Centennial of the Louisiana Purchase, the scale of state and international participation delayed the opening until April 30, 1904. Numismatic promoter, Farrah Zerbe, secured the rights to sell the two U.S. gold dollars struck to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase. He also issued two smaller $1/2 and $1/4 sized gold, Fleur-de-lis’s medals. 33 so-called dollars were struck in various compositions for this exposition. The details are cataloged in my 2023 book So-Called Dollars Volume I: United States Expositions. Click on the “View All” link below to see them.
So-Called Dollars Category SH 13:
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Official Medal
1904 · HK-301
The design depicts and commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase by Thomas Jefferson…
Louisiana Purchase Exposition President Roosevelt
1904 · HK-308 · Silver
Struck in 1904 to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis. President Roosevelt…
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Napoleon & Jefferson/Good Luck
1904 · HK-311A
Conjoined busts of Napoleon and Jefferson are depicted on the obverse with an inscription around,…