BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS
HK-224 PF 62 ULTRA CAMEO


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Coin Description:
Grade: PCGS MS 66 Brown
Grade Comment: SP66 BY PCGS
Owner: Bruce Thomas Collection
 
Set Category: Token & Medals
Set Name: BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS
Slot Name: HK-224 PF 62 ULTRA CAMEO
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Owner's Description

GRADED SP66 BY PCGS. (2) MS 66'S FINEST GRADED BY NGC. THERE ARE ONLY (2) EXAMPLES OF THIS SCD TYPE GRADED BY PCGS, (1) MS66BN AND THIS SP66, THEREFORE THE FINEST GRADED BY PCGS AS WELL. Provenance: From the Collections of The Strong, Rochester, New York; sold to benefit the museum’s collections fund; originally collected by John Charles Woodbury (1859-1937). PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPLETION 1869. Medal commemorates completion of first transcontinental railroad May 10, 1869. Authorized by 41st Congress, designed and engraved by William Barber, it was struck originally in 1870 in Bronze at Philadelphia Mint; became one of Mint Medal Series (Miscellaneous No. 13). Representing one of most important economic accomplishments of 19th century to that date, Central Pacific Railroad from east and Union Pacific from west were joined at Promontory, Utah, May 10, 1869. Territory of Utah, created September 1850, was not yet of age and Utah statehood still was more than 25 years away.

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