Lewis and Clark Exposition Encasements

by John Gilbert

This page of my Lewis and Clark Exposition collection looks only at encasements. Trantow 22a and 22b, are encased cents. I have two examples of the 1905 encasement (22b). My examples were not inserted into the holders with consistency as to which side of the cent went with which side of the encasement. Thus it is a toss-up as to which side to call the obverse. :)  Here are the "obverses" of two examples of Trantow 22b:

Here are the reverses:

Also I have two encasements that are unlisted by Trantow. These have very similar designs, but come from different dies. Again, the inserting may occur with either side of the encasement matched with the face of the coin.(?)  Here are the "obverses" of two examples unlisted by Trantow:

Here are the reverses:
 

There is another encasement that I do not have, and Trantow did not list. An example was sold on eBay. 

Courtesy of "Lisa" I have been sent a scan of yet another encasement that I do not have (but have seen for sale before).

Finally, there is one more encasement that I do not have, and Trantow did not list. An example was sold on eBay. This seems to be an encasement that has, not a cent, but a previously not catalogued cent sized token! 

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