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Medal, 1909, Silver, ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSITION 1909, United States, Seattle, WA. So-Called Dollar, HK-353, NGC MS62, Cert# 2576496-022. Rarity: R-5. Issued to promote the importance of Alaska, Yukon and the Pacific, Official Medals were sold by Concessionaire Joseph Mayer & Brother, Seattle, WA. Obv. Three Female Figures, below, small oval with W.H. Seward and Portrait of him, ALASKA YUKON PACIFIC EXPOSITION around. Rv. City Seal in center circle, around "The Seal of the City of Seattle" date 1909 below. Silver, 33.3 mm, "very scarce" (HK, 1963). The official medal of the exposition, depicting Secretary of State William Seward, who negotiated the deal for the U.S. purchase of the Russian colony of Alaska. The U.S. flag first flew over the capital, Sitka, on Oct. 18, 1867. This piece offers pristine light-silver surfaces with enormous eye appeal.