Man Attends World’s Fair 130 Years Ago and Leaves an Incredible Coin Inheritance

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1892 Columbian Half Dollar Hoard. Image: Jeff Garrett. By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek… One hundred and thirty-two years ago, Vance LaRue Wilson, a 40-year-old Iowan, attended the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. For many attendees, the Chicago World’s Fair was their first time seeing a Ferris Wheel, electric lights, automatic dishwashers, moving pictures, or […]

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