Reference | HK-552 |
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Date | 1959 |
Metal | Silver |
Weight | |
Diameter | 33 mm |
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Engraved By | |
Minted By | U.S. Mint |
Rarity | R-5 |
Orientation | Medal Orientation |
The State Seal of Nevada with a mining scene, train and agriculture implements is depicted on the obverse. The legend on reverse mentions Virginia City, which was a boomtown in 1859 due to the Comstock Lode (the first major silver-deposit discovery in the United states), bestowing Virginia City as the “Richest City in America.”
Sold · 1959 · NGC MS 65 Ostheimer Collection
The State Seal of Nevada with a mining scene, train and agriculture implements is depicted…