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dark wooden cases that give the visitors the sense they are part of the exhibit. It gave me the feeling I was back in the 1880s sitting in Byron Reed's library examining his coins with him. The exhibit includes an abundance of historical information on Byron Reed and the times. I know visitors will be impressed with the quality of the exhibit and the magnificence of the coins displayed." Donated to the
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that is "largely unrecognized." According to Larry Wilson, a historian and numismatic researcher for the
Independent Coin Grading Service, "The exhibit is an environmental museum where the visitors walk through a replication of the original Byron Reed Library. The coins are displayed in beautiful
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purchase the building and develop it into a museum. He wrote, "Maybe the Union
Pacific would be willing to sell the station rather cheaply or even donate it." The station was donated to the City of
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that opened in 1915. O Scale Model Train has layout with a depot and diorama that represents Union
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