High Seas
1938 DE HK-697 SC$1 Del. Tercentenary MS66

Owner Comments:

Along with the Early Delaware Commem and a 1938 Swedish 2 kronor commem, the state of Delaware issued this so-called $1 to commemorate the tercentenary of the founding of Deleware by Swedish settlers in 1638.Only 500 of these medals/coins were minted and it is very likely that this is the finest example in existence.Graded as an MS66 by NGC it is the Finest ever graded, and a closer scrutiny of the coin's perfect strike and unblemished faces, it is obviously undergraded as a 66.I was fortunate enough to buy this coin in pristine condition, along with the original bulletin from 1938 distrubeted at the celebration ceremonies.Like its 2 counterparts one side of the coin has the Kalmar Nyckel, the reverse has the Delaware state seal and the names of the original families written on bands that bind the wreath..simply spectacular... - Single Finest known at MS66 grade..and still obviously undergraded since the coin is perfectly pristine without a single blemish..