1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Shield Commemorative medal Grand Prize featuring James Earle Fraser's beloved

featuring James Earle Fraser's beloved Buffalo Nickel design adapted for the U

Struck in silver

part of a long-running crown-sized coinage type that circulated widely throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Considered by many numismatists to be the most beautiful coin ever struck by the U

and graded MS65

1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Shield Commemorative medal Grand Prize featuring James Earle Fraser's belovedThis 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Shield Commemorative Medal, awarded as a Grand Prize medal, is a historically significant piece of exposition medal history from the world's fair held in St. Louis to commemorate the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase. The 1904 World's Fair was one of the largest and most influential international expositions of its era, and official award medals like this Grand Prize shield example were presented to