For Sale: 1895 Cotton States Exposition Atlanta Arising / Exposition View – SILVER
$2,495.00 · NGC MS 62
| Reference | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1865 |
| Grade | MS 62 |
| Price | $2,495.00 |
| Item # | 5763 |
| Metal | Silver |
This is a very large 50.5mm medal struck in silver, tested at .999 fine silver. The holder states SILVER”. This is not the more common silver-plated variety, and this very well may be unique. The obverse features the Phoenix Bird arising from the flams, representing Atlanta, arising from the ashes of the Civil War which ended only 30 years before when Union Army Major General William T. Sherman captured and burned Atlanta. Ariel view of the exposition grounds on the reverse, with micro-signature lower right Massonnet, Paris. Certified by NGC in an oversized slab.