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This coin is silver and on the front its dated 1893 Chicago and The Irish Village. And has a picture of the Blarney Castle. On back it has letters around the coin and has little fourleaf clovers on it and in a cursive writing reads One Thousand Dollars. The coin has a little weight to it and does not stick to a magnet. Any info would be great.
Summer,
You have a souvenir from the 1892-1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. You can find more information about the Irish Village and the Blarney Castle on the following links :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brooklyn_museum/2785065678/
http://rebeccaedwards.org/plaisance.html
http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/chicago/06.html
There is currently one listed on eBay for $8.50 here :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170660903470
If you follow that listing, you will get an idea of what yours is worth.
I hope this helps,
Dan
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