Winter 2022 Showcase Auction – 27 October - 4 November 2022
U.S. Coins and Currency
Part 2: Fr, 28.10.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 5: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 02.11.2022, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 02.11.2022, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 03.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 03.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 10: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 11: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Description
1869 Pacific Railway Completion Medal. By William Barber. HK-12a, Julian CM-39. Rarity-6. Silver. AU Details--Cleaned (NGC).
45 mm. Bold to sharp detail is retained by both sides despite the presence of high point rub from light handling. The texture is glossy with faint hairlines to explain the NGC qualifier, the surfaces with mottled steely-gold patina to a base of pewter-gray color. Struck in the Philadelphia Mint from dies prepared by Chief Engraver William Barber, medals of this type commemorate completion of the first transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, in a ceremony in Provo, Utah. The mintage in silver is just 126 pieces, examples appealing to both so-called dollar specialists and U.S. Mint medal collectors. The present example is a more affordable survivor that is sure to garner much interest.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 500 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 1'000 USD |
