LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Feb Long Beach, CA Tokens & Medals #462  / 

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1869 Pacific Railroad Completion, HK-12,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:260.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
1869 Pacific Railroad Completion, HK-12,
<B>1869 Pacific Railroad Completion, HK-12, Near-Mint State.</B></I> HK-12, Julian-CM-39. Bronzed copper, 45.3 mm, 49.9 gm. Engraved by William Barber. Obverse bust right, PRESIDENCY OF U.S. GRANT around, THE OCEANS UNITED BY RAILWAY / MAY 10, 1869 in exergue beneath. Reverse EVERY MOUNTAIN SHALL BE MADE LOW on scroll above, mountain-railroad scene in center with train heading eastward, W BARBER F beneath in small letters, MEDAL SERIES OF THE U.S. MINT. In small letters beneath, J POLLOCK DIRECTOR. This item will interest both so-called dollar collectors and collectors of U.S. Mint medals, since it is obviously both. The chocolate-brown piece has full mint luster, but a few corrosion/carbon specks are noted on the obverse, along with a larger, good-sized patch on the reverse at the pine tree. The tall extrusion of mountainous rock behind greatly resembles Devils Tower in Wyoming, of <I>Close Encounters of the Third Kind</B></I> fame. Uncertified, but with an NGC tag stating "Corrosion" and providing the Julian and Hibler-Kappen attributions.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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