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Golden Spike Centennial Celebration

TwobitcollectorTwobitcollector Posts: 3,422 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Big 2 1/2" Medal in original Box

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  • northcoinnorthcoin Posts: 4,987 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I always thought it was Promontory Point rather than Promontory Summit. I guess both names were used.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice... too bad they did not plate the spike with gold...Cheers, RickO

  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,782 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    Very nice... too bad they did not plate the spike with gold...Cheers, RickO

    There were four spikes that were "ceremonial" and one was 60% gold, one was a wooded spike made from a nearby laurel tree that was gold plated. The other two, I don't know.
    bob

    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • MedalCollectorMedalCollector Posts: 1,981 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Struck by the Philadelphia Mint in several metal/size combinations. Not rare, but a cool design.

  • goldengolden Posts: 9,656 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool medal. I visited Promontory Summit in 1990. They brought out two replica locomotives just like in 1869. It was way cool!

  • TwobitcollectorTwobitcollector Posts: 3,422 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @GoldenEgg said:
    Struck by the Philadelphia Mint in several metal/size combinations. Not rare, but a cool design.

    It was included in a lot of 6 tokens That I paid $15.00 for.

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  • BackroadJunkieBackroadJunkie Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Been there. A very cool place.

    Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah

    One of the 2019 commems should have been the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad. It fundamentally changed the country...

  • TwobitcollectorTwobitcollector Posts: 3,422 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This is running in New Freedom, PA

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  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice medal! And I really like the original box.

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