Description: 1959 Colorado HK-545 SC$1 Denver 1859 -1959 Rush To The RockiesNGC MS68 ~ TOP POP Please View PhotosSO-CALLED DOLLAR APPEARANCE/CONDITION:TOP POP: Additional Medal Type 1 (Nickel-Silver) — Choice Brilliant Gem+*Superb specimen; Exceptional strike, Stunning eye-appeal and rich lustrous fields. tied with just one other for finest known.* SO-CALLED DOLLAR BACKGROUND:19,000 Nickel-silver and 101 Gold specimens struck. Of former number, "about 10,000" were sold as medals for $1 through U.S. National Bank, Denver, sole distributor; "about 4,000" were made up into bolo ties, tie clasps and other centennial novelties; balance of 5,000 Nickel-silver then stored.——-Issuer advised that each Gold medal come from placer mine nugget of pure Montana gold, cold-rolled to avoid violation of Federal statutes; that no Gold medals ever had been released up to December, 1961. It was contemplated then that these gold specimens might be available "in a couple of years." While dies apparently have not been destroyed, it was asserted that "no more medals of any kind ever will be struck. — Restrikes on thick planchets produced circa 2010, mintages approximately 1,000 Nickel-silver, 100 Silver, 100 Brass, and 20 Gold. DESIGNER: Leroy H. Bisterfeldt of Denver, CO CATALOG NUMBER: HK-545 SO-CALLED DOLLAR DESCRIPTION:(Struck/Issued by Leroy H. Bisterfeldt, Nickel-Silver, 33mm, Round, Plain Edge)OBVERSE: Mountains and buildings; at top Rush to the Rockies / Centennial; at bottom Denver / 1959 / microscopic ©.REVERSE: Pioneer buildings and houses; at top Denver, Colorado; at bottom 1859 / microscopic ©.
Price: 599 USD
Location: Littleton, Colorado
End Time: 2024-08-19T21:21:26.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Type: So-Called Dollar
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
