1926 U.S. Sesquicentennial Exposition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Despite the challenges facing Philadelphia following World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu, plans to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence continued apace. Despite its goals and promises, the exposition closed on November 30, 1926 in debt and financially bankrupt. Philadelphia toyed with holding another exposition in 1976, but eventually declined without funding from the federal government. Five 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 20:
U.S. Sesquicentennial Exposition Official Medal
1926 · HK-454
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this medal displays a bust…