Spencer Collection of So Called Dollars
HK-705 BR, Northampton Tercentenniary


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Set Details
Coin Description: SC$1 1960 CO HK-577 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 50TH ANNIVERSARY JUBILEE
Grade: NGC MS 66
Owner: Spencer Collection
 
Set Category: Token & Medals
Set Name: Spencer Collection of So Called Dollars
Slot Name: HK-705 BR, Northampton Tercentenniary
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Medal, 1960, Bz Oxidized, Plain Edge, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, United States, Colorado Springs, CO. So Called Dollar HK-577 Bz, NGC MS66, Cert# 2613958-020. FIFTY years of service medal. Only 1 example graded higher than this specimen. Obv. In center circle is a Scout Shield with rays; above shield, around For God and Country; below shield to l. 1910, to r. 1960; below a line Boy Scouts of America / 50 / Fifty Years of Service; outside circle, at top National Jamboree, at bottom Colorado Springs Rev. Entire surface is divided into three (3) equal segments; in upper is view of Air Force Academy buildings and grounds; in lower l. is Pike's Peak; in lower r. is Will Rogers Memorial Tower. 37mm. This was Official Jamboree Medal; designed by National Council; Struck in oxidized Bronze by Robbins Co.; sold at Jamboree Trading Posts "to boys who wished to bring them home as souvenirs." ***NOTE: A 39mm medal with similar designs and a reeded edge was produced for collectors in the 1980s as part of a set of re­strikes of Boy Scout Jamboree medals. The restrike was produced in pewter and brass, and should not be confused with the original No. 577 produced in 1960, which is smaller, bronze and unreeded.

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