So Called Dollar North Carolina Dollar HK 494 NGC MS62 High Grade New York Worlds Fair Dollar - Scarce! Start Price USD 190.00 Current Price USD 190.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price USD 250.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, June 30, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 10, 2008 Location Stamford, CT See more about 'So Called Dollar North Carolina Dollar HK 494 NGC MS62' Description alwashin Store North Carolina Dollar, New York World's Fair Dollar 1939-40 NY, Aluminum, HK 494 NGC Graded MS62.  Beautiful and High Grade So Called Dollar. This high grade So Called Dollar has reflective and smooth surfaces with just a few tiny hairlines that do not detract. This medal was an advertising piece by North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development at the North Carolina exhibit at the New York World’s Fair Exposition. The issue limited to 25,000 pieces donated by Aluminum Co. of America and according to the catalog experts the medal has become quite scarce. This is a high grade So Called Dollar with a wealth of history and significance in the United States history. Visit my ebay store for more great So Called Dollars/medals/tokens. History and Significance The 1939-40 New York World's Fair, located on the current site of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (also the location of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair), was one of the largest world's fairs of all time. The New York World Fair of 1939-1940 allowed all visitors to take a look at "The world of tomorrow." The World of Tomorrow was intended to be a clear demonstration of how life was going to be in the United States and in the rest of the world from that point forward. Gelernter’s novel is based upon volumes of personal accounts from the fair’s visitors, and they, as well as students of the fair, continue to marvel at the emotional "peace and freedom" which it helped to develop in them, if only during their brief visit. The Fair was divided into different "zones" (the Transportation Zone, the Communications and Business Systems Zone, the Food Zone, the Government Zone, and so forth). Virtually every structure erected on the fairgrounds was extraordinary, even experimentally so, because architects were encouraged by their corporate or government sponsors to be creative, energetic, and innovative. Novel building designs, materials, and furnishings were the norm. Sources: www.so-calleddollars.com; www.wikipedia.org and others   Terms / Shipping / Handling Information Please read and understand our full terms of sale. By bidding on our item, you agree to our terms of sale. We reserve the right of refusing bids from buyers with any type of negative feedback. International buyers please contact me before bidding Payment and Insurance Information: You must pay the item at no later than 7 days after the item ended.If you pay by check, we will ship the item once check clears.All items are sent via First Class US mail. Shipping and Handling and Insurance: $7.00 per invoice (can combine multiple items, please contact me).Priority Mail is available at an additional cost of $2.25 per invoice. Items are sold as is. While we make the best effort to attribute pieces correctly, we make no guarantees on the attribution.  Please make sure you know what you are bidding on. Please ask questions BEFORE bidding on the item.  Place a Bid!