SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR

OFFICIAL HIGH RELIEF MEDALS 9-PIECE SET.

Produced by the Metal Arts Co. of Rochester, New York,

The United States Mint & Whitman Publishing, LLC.

(Reprinted from the $1,000,000 Silver Dollar Display brochure)

Available for purchase only at the $1,000,000 Display is the commemorative set of nine pure silver medallions, high relief, so greatly esteemed by coin and medal collectors throughout the world. Price is $112.50 per set, including the official World’s Fair Medal Album. Original issue, 15,000 sets.

It is by authorization of congress that these medallions were struck. A complete set will be presented to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., and exhibited to the public. The Smithsonian requested this privilege

A solid bronze medallion set is also available at $28.50 per set, including the Official World’s Fair Album.

Northwest Historical Medals, Inc., headquartered at the $1,000,000 Display, is the official numismatic exhibitor and representative of Century 21 Exhibition. It has been granted the sole striking privilege and distribution of all the official souvenir medals and medallic art.

It is believed that just four of the gold sets were produced, with one of the four held by the Smithsonian Institution. These sets were made for display and presentation purposes and included the eight design types struck by the Metal Arts Company and the U.S. Mint struck their medal in regular-issue size (33.5mm) and large format (64mm). Based upon a letter from Ms. Eva Adams, Mint director, dated July 12, 1962, she stated that only four complete gold sets were indeed produced for presentation only and not to be sold.

Complete 9-Piece Set Housed in a Whitman Folder

Gold

Silver

Bronze

$23,000

 -

$28,000

* Auction Sale Price

$250

-

$320

$80

-

$120

Listed below are the individual Medals. The Silver & Bronze are rarely encountered as singles and with the Gold issues, never.

*Please be aware that quite a few of the Bronze Medals were silver plated at a later date and are often passed off as solid silver. The actual silver medals are stamped with "THE METAL ARTS CO. INC ROCHESTER, NY .999 Silver"

38mm, 36.5 grams

14 kt gold

Mintage: 4

40 mm, 30 grams

Mintage: 15,000

40 mm, 30 grams

Mintage: 40,000

Gold

Silver

Bronze

N/A

$35.00

-

$50.00

$9.00

-

$15.00

SPACE NEEDLE

WORLD'S LARGEST REVOLVING RESTAURANT 600 FEET IN THE SKY

N/A

$35.00

-

$50.00

$9.00

-

$15.00

MONORAIL

THE WORLD'S FIRST HIGH-SPEED MASS TRANSIT MONORAIL

N/A

$35.00

-

$50.00

$9.00

-

$15.00

$1,000,000 DISPLAY

30 TONS OF SILVER DOLLARS

PRESENTED BY BEHLEN OF COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA

N/A

$35.00

-

$50.00

$9.00

-

$15.00

WORLD OF SCIENCE

USE · DEVELOPMENT· SPACEARIUM

METHODS & HORIZONS OF SCIENCE

N/A

$35.00

-

$50.00

$9.00

-

$15.00

WORLD OF CENTURY 21

WORKING + LIVING + PLAYING + TRAVELING + LEARNING IN CENTURY 21+++

N/A

$35.00

-

$50.00

$9.00

-

$15.00

WORLD OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

THE GATEWAY TO TOMORROW'S LIVING PREVIEWED TODAY.

N/A

$35.00

-

$50.00

$9.00

-

$15.00

WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT

THE MERRY GO ROUND OF FUN AND LAUGHTER PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE.

N/A

$35.00

-

$50.00

$9.00

-

$15.00

WORLD OF ART

MUSEUM MASTERPIECES · PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE SINCE 1950.

NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ART.

N/A

$35.00

-

$50.00

$9.00

-

$15.00

STANDARD REVERSE

SEATTLE WORLD’S FAIR

LOGO - CENTURY 21 EXPOSITION

1962

OFFICIAL MEDAL

The United States Mint produced its own 33.5mm medal for the Century 21 Exposition.

Its contemporary design stood out from other medals of the U.S. Mint.

Medal designer and sculptor, George Tsutakawa, commented on his design:

"The spirit of Century 21 is the adventure of man reaching out into space unknown away from his domicile of centuries past. The obverse design depicts the home of the Century 21 Exposition in Seattle, Washington, where great minds assemble to show the people of the world their scientific achievements and future plans. The reverse design is an image of the little known outer space, with all its vastness, richness and complexity of rhythm and motion of the stars and the moons and their planets, which man hopes to penetrate by perfection of science and technology."

United States Commemorative Medal

For presentation purposes, the US Mint also produced 4 large gold medals:

Large Medal: 64mm, 192.5 grams, 14 kt gold

Regular Medal: 33.5mm, 22.1 grams, 14 kt gold

Gold Medals

Mintage: 4

Silver Medals

Mintage: 15,000

Bronze Medals

Mintage: 40,000

Gold

Silver

Bronze

N/A

$35.00

-

$50.00

$9.00

-

$15.00

N/A

$35.00

-

$50.00

$9.00

-

$15.00

In addition to the above “Official Releases”, I have come across this “St. Christopher” medal.

I have only seen this in bronze and in fact I own a copy. It is the same size as the “Official” bronze medal. However, I have never been able to find any type of documentation for this medal and since the reverse is the same as the “Official” reverse struck by the Metal Arts Co. of Rochester, New York, I suspect that it is in fact a “mule” produced by someone working for the company at the time, but not officially released. Note that it appears to have a slightly different appearance and patina than the above bronze medals.

Extremely scarce.

SAINT CHRISTOPHER

BEHOLD SAINT CHRISTOPHER

THEN GO YOUR WAY IN SAFETY

Value

$35

-

$75