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Medal - Alaska Purchase Centennial Anchorage, Alaska

Medal - Alaska Purchase Centennial (Anchorage, Alaska) - obverseMedal - Alaska Purchase Centennial (Anchorage, Alaska) - reverse

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Features

Location United States
Period Federal republic (1776-date)
Type Commemorative medals
Year 1967
Composition Silver (.900)
Weight 19.6 g
Diameter 33.7 mm
Thickness 2.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
572624
References Swoger# 40b, 40b#
William Swoger; 2008. National Commemorative Medals of the United States Since 1873. Self-published.
, PCGS# 75996
PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts)
, TC# 305884, 441032
TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com)

Obverse

Gold seeker.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NORTH TO THE FUTURE
1867 • ALASKA PURCHASE CENTENNIAL • 1967
P

Designer: Frank Gasparro

Reverse

Monument "49", flag and mountains.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ALASKA PURCHASE CENTENNIAL
1867 - 1967

Designer: Edgar Zell Steever

Edge

Plain.

Mint

P United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)

Comments

Only Platinum, Silver (.900) and Bronze were officially produced. An unknown number of gold-plated bronze exist that were produce unofficially.

 

Swonger 40b - Edge is plain with no inscription

Swonger 40b# - Edge is plain with an inscription of the serial number

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC References
1967 P 7 500 Swoger# 40b
William Swoger; 2008. National Commemorative Medals of the United States Since 1873. Self-published.
1967 P 2 500 Swoger# 40b#
William Swoger; 2008. National Commemorative Medals of the United States Since 1873. Self-published.

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Actual silver weight: 0.567 oz
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