I, (Jeff Shevlin) remember, going to the 1964 New York World’s Fair when I was nine years old. It was an amazing place I will always remember. I saw life-size dinosaurs that actually moved that are now at Disneyland, Michelangelos Pieta, Walt Disney’s attraction “Great Moments with Abraham Lincoln” and “It’s a Small World”. 49,000,000 people attended the fair, giving it the largest attendance ever for an exposition until that time. Twenty 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.
1964 · SH 26-1 P · Pewter
The official souvenir medal was copyrighted in 1961 by the New York World’s Fair Corp.…
1964 · SH 26-2 S · Silver
The Statue of Liberty on the obverse with 925 for silver purity below the base.…
1964 · SH 26-3 · Antiqued Silver
The NY State Pavilion is superimposed over a low relief map of the state of…
1964 · SH 26-4 BZ · Bronze
The authors have never seen this medal, but the American Numismatic Society reportedly has one…
1964 · SH 26-5 BS · Brass
The obverse depicts a frontal portrait of Abraham Lincoln, with a legend on the reverse.…
1964 · SH 26-6 BS · Brass
Created by Stafford Manufacturing Company of Brooklyn, N.Y., the obverse features a three-fourths facing view…
1964 · SH 26-7 BS · Brass
Created by Stafford Manufacturing Company of Brooklyn, N.Y. with a left facing profile view of…
1964 · SH 26-8 BS · Brass
Created by Stafford Manufacturing Company of Brooklyn, N.Y. with a right facing profile view of…
1964 · SH 26-9 GP · Gold-Plated
Mardi Gras style bearded male facing left with a crown and wearing a kingly robe.…
1964 · SH 26-10 SP · Silver-Plated
Obverse features the bust of Kennedy facing left, 1917 to the left, 1963 to the…
1964 · SH 26-11 S · Silver
The obverse features a three fourths facing right bust of Kennedy. The Kennedy Family Crest…
1964 · SH 26-11 S · Silver
The obverse features a three fourths facing right bust of Kennedy. The Kennedy Family Crest…
1964 · SH 26-12 G · Gold
An interesting frontal view of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, she is smiling and her eyes…
1964 · SH 26-13 · Platinum
Designed by James Pearl, a Frederick, MD, artist. Sold to members of the Maryland Francis…
1964 · SH 26-14 BZ · Bronze
The Oklahoma medal features an Indian “dream catcher” in the center with six oval circles…
1964 · SH 26-15 GP, SP · Gold-Plated, Silver-Plated
A two dimension engraving of the Unisphere on the obverse with NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR…
1964 · SH 26-16 WM · White Metal
High relief Unisphere on the obverse. Reverse legend gives information related to the Unisphere, a…
1964 · SH 26-17 BS · Brass
The obverse features images of the fair, microscopic signature below MORLEY STUDIOS. A two-dimensional engraving…
1964 · SH 26-18 BS · Brass
The Boy Scout emblem, based on a fleur-de-lis symbol, with an eagle and a shield…
1964 · SH 26-18 BS · Brass
The Boy Scout emblem, based on a fleur-de-lis symbol, with an eagle and a shield…
1964 · SH 26-19 BZ · Bronze
The United States Olympic Team Trials were held in conjunction with the Fair. 2,000 medals…
1964 · SH 26-19 BZ · Bronze
The United States Olympic Team Trials were held in conjunction with the Fair. 2,000 medals…
1964 · SH 26-20 SP · Silver-Plated
The Singer Bowl was an open-air outdoor stadium which held 15,000 people and was used…
1964 · SH 26-20 SP · Silver-Plated
The Singer Bowl was an open-air outdoor stadium which held 15,000 people and was used…