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Popular Ferris Wheel So-Called Dollar Illinois. Chicago. (1892-1893) So-Called Dollar. World’s Colum

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Popular Ferris Wheel So-Called Dollar Illinois. Chicago. (1892-1893) So-Called Dollar. World’s Colum
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Popular Ferris Wheel So-Called Dollar Illinois. Chicago. (1892-1893) So-Called Dollar. World’s Columbian Exposition, Ferris Wheel. HK-173, Eglit-537. Aluminum. Plain Edge. Medal Turn. MS-64 NGC. Obv: standing Columbia at center, eagle with shield and olive branch to her left, three furled American Flags to her right, waist-high field of stars around her, WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION arcs around rim above, tiny S.D. CHILDS & CO. CHICAGO in exergue. Rev: gigantic Ferris wheel at center in of wreath, HEIGHT 264 FEET WEIGHT 8,600,000 LBS. CAPACITY 2,160 PEOPLE around inside of wreath, THE FERRIS WHEEL ONE OF THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD around the rim, die signed CHILDS CHICAGO in tiny letters. Bright and lustrous with sharp features, frosty motifs, and mirror fields. The Ferris wheel, named for its inventor, was a major attraction at the World’s Columbian Exposition, where it was unveiled in time for the 1892-1893 event. Tens of thousands of patrons paid their money and took a ride on this “new-fangled sky-high contraption.”