Very Rare 1894 Souvenir Coin California International Expo M. H. De Young Pres.

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Very Rare 1894 Souvenir Coin California Midwinter International Exposition
President & Director General Michael H. De Young
The enthusiasm that infected the 27,500,000 visitors to the Columbian Exposition inspired San Francisco Chronicle publisher Michael de Young to propose moving the best of the Chicago fair to San Francisco. Overland travel to the West relied on two rail links and San Francisco was still regarded as the only major west coast port. De Young sought to promote the economic potential of the West in general and San Francisco in particular. California’s mild winter climate and abundant productive land was the main attraction and fair promoters hoped to attract new immigrants after they experienced the “Land of Sunshine, Fruit, and Flowers.”