1959 Medal Alaska Statehood Gold 63mm Medallic Art Co. NY SP(PCGS#822838)
1959 Medal Alaska Statehood Gold 63mm Medallic Art Co. NY SP (PCGS#822838)
Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1123
- 等级
- SP68
- 价格
- 229,245
- 详细说明
- Impressive Gold 1959 Alaska Statehood Medal Rarity 1959 Alaska Statehood Medal. By Ralph J. Menconi, Struck by Medallic Art Company. Gould-Bressett 105. Gold. Serial #9 of 100. Specimen-68 (PCGS). 63 mm. 218.10 grams, .900 fine. Obv:Alaska map inscribed 49TH / STATE superimposed on map of the continental United States ("The Lower 48"), word ALASKA above, statehood date JANUARY 3, 1959 below, small MACO (copyright) at left. Rev:Elaborate Great Seal of Alaska with rising sun over mountains, forest, mine, railroad, farming and ships at sea, inscription THE SEAL OF THE STATE / OF ALASKA around periphery, divided by sea lions left, fish right. Exquisite medium gold surfaces with a tinge of pale rose, a fine grain sandblast texture is discernible with the aid of a loupe. One of only 100 struck by Medallic Art Company, of which an unknown number perished in the 1979-1980 bullion boom. Provenance: From our (Coin Galleries') sale of December 2005, lot 896. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.