THERE ARE ONLY A TOTAL OF (10) OF THIS ORANGE ANODIZED ALUMINUM TYPES LISTED IN THE NGC CENSUS AS OF 3/2024. Struck to commemorate the Breakwater constructed in 1933. This medal was struck in many different compositions, the Orange Anodized Aluminum being the scarcest variety.
JEFF SHEVLIN HAD AN NGC GRADED MS 64 ORANGE ANODIZED EXAMPLE LISTED IN ONE OF HIS FIXED PRICE LISTS IN 2016 FOR $535.00.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY NEW EXAMPLES OF THIS ORANGE ANODIZED TYPE HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE NGC CENSUS SINCE 2016!!!
THERE HAVE BEEN NONE OF THE ORANGE ANODIZED ALUMINUM VARIETY OF THIS SO-CALLED DOLLAR TYPE SOLD BY HERITAGE OR STACKS BOWERS AUCTION. LOTS OF BLUES AND YELLOWS, BUT NO ORANGES!!
SANTA MONICA BREAKWATER 1933, SANTA MONICA, CA.
Medal struck for dedication of Breakwater; issuer and designer unknown but struck by Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Co. (later LA. Stamp and Stationery Co., which went out of business in the 1960s). Actually, two dedicatory ceremonies held, marking both beginning and completion of project, March 25, 1933, and Aug. 5, 1934, respectively.
THESE ALUMINUM MEDALS WERE MADE IN YELLOW, ORANGE, BLUE, RED, AND GREEN ANODIZED VERSIONS AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD. I HAVE PERSONALLY ONLY SEEN THE YELLOW, ORANGE, AND BLUE VARIETIES. THE RED AND GREEN VERSIONS MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT EXIST.
MY NGC REGISTRY SET "BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS" WAS VOTED AS THE BEST CUSTOM SET FOR 2018 BY THE NGC REGISTRY AWARDS. I AM VERY PROUD OF THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND THANKS TO NGC FOR THIS HONOR.
PLEASE BE ASSURED OF A FLAWLESS AND EASY TRANSACTION BY MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK WHILE SELLING MANY NUMISMATIC ITEMS IN THE PAST 20 YEARS.
I WILL BE LISTING MANY MORE EXONUMIA ITEMS IN THE FUTURE, INCLUDING MANY SO-CALLED DOLLARS, DEWITT LISTED POLITICAL CAMPAIGN MEDALS, AND OTHER UNITED STATES HISTORIC MEDALS. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY LISTINGS TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION.