Very Rare if not unique
United States 1959-1961 Set 7 Gold medals Heraldic Art (So-Called Half Dollar)
comes with original showcase and envelope issued by Heraldic Art
A very rare set with extremely low mintage and an unknown number having survived to this day
Years: 1959, 1960, 1961
Minted by Robert T. McNamara of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Authenticity is guaranteed and certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation NGC
Graded as close to perfect condition MS 69 and very good condition MS 68 and MS 67
Set includes 7 Gold Medals:
1) 1959 Alaskan
Statehood Medal
Diameter: 30 mm
18 karat gold
Weight: 24.94 g.
Mintage only 24 medals
Serial Number: 13
Graded as very good condition
MS 67
NGC Certification
Number: 4668378-001
Obverse: Alaskan state
flag, designed by 13-year-old Benny Berenson. Reverse: portrait of
Seward.
2) 1959 Hawaii
Statehood Medal
Diameter: 30 mm
Weight: 24.94 g.
18 karat gold
Mintage only 36 medals
Serial Number: 13
Graded as close
to perfect condition MS 69
NGC Certification
Number: 4668378-002
The obverse depicts a
semi-nude hula girl standing on the beach near a pineapple and palm tree grove.
This pictorial view is encircled with HAWAII ADMITTED TO THE UNION 1959. A map
of the islands is eclipsed by a Hawaiian maiden holding a starfish and leaning
on a Hawaiian flag. The legend: HAWAII 50TH STATE UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA
PONO surrounds the scene.
3) 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway Medal
Diameter: 30 mm
18 karat gold
Weight: 24.94 g.
Mintage only 48 medals
Serial Number: 13
Graded as very good condition
MS 67
NGC Certification
Number: 4668378-003
4) 1960 Pony Express Centennial Medal
Diameter: 30 mm
22 karat gold
Weight: 24.94 g.
Mintage only 48 medals
Serial Number: 13
Graded as very good condition
MS 67
NGC Certification
Number: 4668378-004
Obverse: A Pony Express
rider on horseback. Reverse: A depiction of the Pony Express saddle below a
representation of the famous "running pony oval" postmark of San
Francisco, with the date, Nov. 21, 1861, of the last recorded Pony Express ride.
5) 1960 Medal honored the 50th anniversary
of the founding of the Boy Scouts, an event whose centennial recently was
honored with an official series of U.S. commemoratives.
Diameter: 30 m
22 karat gold
Weight: 24.92 g.
Mintage only 50 medals
Serial Number: 13
Graded as almost perfect condition
MS 69
NGC Certification
Number: 4668378-005
Obverse: A hiking Boy
Scout in 1950s uniform. Reverse: The American Boy Scout emblem surmounting a
star of honor.
6) 1960 Pioneer
Inventions Medal
Diameter: 30 mm
22 karat gold
Weight: 24.98 g.
Mintage only 48 medals
Serial Number: 13
Graded as close to
perfect condition MS 68
NGC Certification
Number: 4668378-006
Obverse: A prowling wolf
barred by a flintlock long rifle, labeled: LONG RIFLE/ 1710 / 1760. Reverse: A
scene of a team of horses being hitched to the first Conestoga “covered wagon.”
Designed by Robert A. Weinman, who also designed the 1974 John Adams American
Revolution Bicentennial medal for the U.S. Mint.
7) 1961 Kansas Statehood Medal
Diameter: 30 mm
22 karat gold
Weight: 24.98 g.
Mintage only 48 medals
Serial Number: 13
Graded as close to
perfect condition MS 68
NGC Certification
Number: 4668378-007
This gold medal honors
the centennial of statehood for Kansas and bears pioneer scenes on each side.
To verify the
authenticity of my coins, please enter the certification number on
the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation NGC certificate
verification web page
The series ran through
1978 for a total of 60 "regular issue" silver pieces. In addition to
the "regular issue" silver pieces, pieces were struck in gold
for the first seven designs. The gold striking had a very limited
mintage; the first gold medal commemorating Alaska's Statehood had mintage of
24, while that celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Boy Scouts had mintage
of 50. All others had a mintage of 48, with the exception of medal #2 for
Hawaii's Statehood which mintage was 36. (Also, the first three designs were 18
kt gold while the latter four were 22 kt gold.)
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