HK-876 1905 DENVER MINT OPENING SCD “SILVER STREAK”HK-876 1905 DENVER MINT OPENING SCD “SILVER STREAK”HK-876 1905 DENVER MINT OPENING SCD “SILVER STREAK”

For Sale: HK-876 1905 DENVER MINT OPENING SCD “SILVER STREAK”

$1,075.00 · NGC MS 61 BN

Reference HK-876
Date
Grade NGC MS 61 BN
4707856-008
Price $1,075.00
Item # 1056
Metal Bronze

This medal was struck in 1905 at the new Denver Mint to test the new machinery and possibly new dies for a $20 gold piece. It was handed out as a souvenir at the official opening ceremonies. Obverse DENVER above and 1905 below, bank reverse with a beaded border. Struck in Bronze and graded NGC MS 61 BN, the silver streak in the center of obverse is not a scratch, it is a piece of metal that was on the planchet before it was struck and is now embedded into the medal. Pretty cool!