A Cincinnati entrepreneur and coin collect was responsible for the issue of a coin to mark the 100th anniversary of Cleveland, Ohio that was struck in Philadelphia during which two years?
Thomas G. Melish Thomas Gatch Melish (October 28, 1876 – February 15, 1948) was a Cincinnati entrepreneur and coin collector. In the 1930s, Melish was responsible for two United States commemorative coin issues, the Cincinnati Musical Center half dollar and the Cleveland Centennial half dollar.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition dollar The Louisiana Purchase Exposition dollar was a commemorative coin issue in gold dated 1903. Struck in two varieties, the coins were designed by United States Bureau of the Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber. The pieces were issued to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in 1904 in St. Louis; one variety depicted former president Thomas Jefferson, and the other, the recently assassinated president William McKinley. Although not the first American commemorative coins, they were the first in gold.