SO-CALLED DOLLAR APPEARANCE/CONDITION:
Silver Proof Variety - Choice Poof
*Brilliant with beautiful peripheral toning; fully mirrored fields on the obverse — Designed by Charles E. Barber*
SO-CALLED DOLLAR BACKGROUND:
An exceptional example of this medal that marks the centennial of Zebulon Pike's Southwest Expedition, and the discovery of the mountain that now bears his name. The obverse displays the bust of Pike, and the reverse depicts Pike's Peak. Designed by C.E. Barber and struck at Philadelphia Mint. Brilliant surfaces prooflike surfaces under deep blue, gray and gold toning and visibly frosty devices. Only 250 proofs are known to have been struck, and it is believed that there are less than 75 surviving specimens.
DESIGNER: Charles E. Barber
CATALOG NUMBER: HK-335
RARITY: 250 (Mintage Number)
(NGC Pop= 16; 15 Finer - NGC Total Pop = 49): [03/2024]
Rarity Level 6 = ~21-75 Known - Designated "Rare to Very Rare"
SO-CALLED DOLLAR DESCRIPTION:
(Philadelphia Minted, Proof Strike, Silver, 34mm, Round, Plain Edge)
OBVERSE: Zebulon Montgomery Pike - 1779-1813 / (Portrait of Zebulon Pike)
REVERSE: Southwest Expedition Commemorative Medal / (Portrait of Pike’s Peak mountain) / Pike’s Peak / Colorado 1806-1906