1959  Gresham Oregon Centennial Token So Called Dollar Copper Goldine Smoke

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Ok!!!  Im Getting Old!!!  So I am Selling my 1959 Oregon Centennial Token Collection!!!!
This  Token up for Auction  From the City of Gresham Oregon.
Composition {Copper Goldine}  {Smoke} Mintage {10,000 Smoke & No Smoke}
See Pictures and Grade Condition & Value!!!
Starting Bid at with No Reserve Free Ebay Standard Letter shipping
These Are Very Rare Exonumia Collectibles.  Many are Listed in the Hibler and Kappen, So Called Dollars Catalog. Unlike Coins that have Mintages in the Multi Thousands even in the so called Rare Dates, these Tokens have Mintages of 5,000 to 10,000 and Some of my pieces are only 135.
Another Important Point about these Tokens is there are Different Varieties, such as Composition and a Unusual Factor known as Smoke & No Smoke.
I will Now be listing These Tokens in 5 Day Auctions. So Bid Early so You don't miss out! Remember that Ebay does not have the 15 Minute rule, which allows bids to continue if there are bids in the last 15 Minutes that beat the previous high bid. That is why you should make your first bid large enough to discourage latter bidders.  Remember, Say that the Starting Bid is .00  You can place a bid as high as you would be willing to go. If you are the First Bidder your bid will only show as .00, if there is another bid your Bid will automaticly advance to 1 bid increment Higher then the next Bid. This will continue untill your Maximum Bid is reached, at which time you could enter another bid if there is time. That is why you should make the First Bid and closely monitor the auction!!!!
Keep following me as I will be listing Many More and will at some point list my Rarest Pieces.  Which are The Sterling Silver Pendleton Round Up Token that had a Mintage of 510 And the Copper Pendleton Round Up Very Rare Mintage of Only 135!!!
Bid With Confidence as I Offer Unconditional Returns.  Buyer to Pay Return Shipping Unless Item Not as Described.
Purpose:
To celebrate 100th anniversary of Statehood.
Organization:
Centennial Commission created by 1955 Legislature with ,600,000 grant; Members appointed by Governor. Commission directly staged "Exposition and International Trade Fair," Portland; elsewhere assisted local committees in presenting multitude of celebrations and commemorative events.
Site, Dates, Attendance:
Exposition held at Pacific International Livestock Building and grounds, 65 acres, North Portland, June 10 to Sept. 17, 1959 (symbolically, 100 days); attendance almost 1,500,000. Of numerous other state-wide events, some were special Centennial affairs, others were of annual nature, e.g. famous Pendleton Round-Up, but with added touches for 1959, all attracting "millions of additional visitors."
Participants:
At Governor's request, with Congressional Resolution, President Eisenhower on Feb. 14, 1958, called for observance of centennial by American people, invited all states and territories to participate. At exposition, Alaska, Arizona and Washington took major parts with others exhibiting "their products and crafts"; many Federal displays but
no Mint Exhibit.
Comment:
Centennial year officially opened with "Statehood Banquet," Feb. 14 (exact anniversary), Portland. Exposition opening concurred with that of famous annual Rose Festival's 51st year; claimed to be largest Fair in west since 1939 Golden Gate Exposition. Forestry Building, originally erected for 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition and "world's largest log cabin," was "centerpiece"--lumbering being state's leading industry and production greatest in United States. During exposition, wagon train traveled old Oregon Train from Independence, Missouri to Independence Oregon, requiring four months for trip. Here, too, was first U.S. showing of multimillion dollar Atomic Energy Exhibit from Brussels Fair.
On Sep-08-21 at 05:29:55 PDT, seller added the following information:
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