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Queen Isabella of Spain appeared on the commemorative quarter distributed at the Chicago Worlds Fair in 1893. A half dollar featuring Christopher Columbus was also issued. These coins were sold for $1 apiece but it seems everyone in those days must have been bargain hunters. Many people were willing to pay double face value for the half dollars but few would pay 4 times the value of a quarter, so today the quarter is much scarcer and more expensive than the half.

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