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Lot 0965 1937-D Oregon Trail 50C NGC MS68

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Lot 0965 1937-D Oregon Trail 50C NGC MS68
Superb! A blazing multicolor toned gem with highly concentrated luster below and almost ostentatious eye appeal. Don't expect a lick of weakness at the conestoga wagon as typically seen for this issue since this has been taken into consideration by the grading service.

(The Conestoga wagon or "prairie schooner," depicted on the reverse, was believed to have been named for the valley in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where it was developed by Pennsylvania-German settlers. It was one of the chief freight haulers in the East from about the 1750s until the arrival of the railroads. The boat-shaped body kept loads from shifting and gave the wagon its characteristic appearance. No two wagons, however, were alike, since they were custom built. The Conestoga Wagon often had a red running gear, a Prussian blue wagon body, and a white canvas cover. Four to six horses were required to pull it and broad wheels kept it from getting mired in the sand or mud.)