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Date1933
Terms
- Coins
- Aluminum
- Chicago
Dimensions3.17 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Markings"Good Luck Charm from 'The World's Fair' at Chicago, Illinois - 1933 - Bought at 'The World's Fair' as gift for Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett, wife of Dr. Henry A. Barrett of Concord, Mass. by Mrs. Barrett's niece Mary Leighton."
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Leighton, in memory of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett (1938)
Object numberPER1813.0001
DescriptionGold coin (medallion). Only one side visible: "Good Luck/ Worlds Fair." Marked 1933, and with images of a horse shoe, a baton (?), a swastika, a four leaf clover, and an elephant. Mounted on cardstock, upon which the donor described the souvenir.