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  1. dwhiz

    dwhiz Collector Supporter

    wagon train 2.jpg Bicentennial Wagon Train medal
     
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  3. Lon Chaney

    Lon Chaney Well-Known Member

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    Just kidding. Nice medal.
     
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  5. Chiefbullsit

    Chiefbullsit CRAZY HORSE

    Much better, thank you...;)
     
  6. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    Nice Medal! :)
     
  7. McBlzr

    McBlzr Sr Professional Collector

    Interesting detail on that medal :thumb:
     
  8. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Very nice! May we see the other side, please? What is the composition? Was this struck by a private mint?

    Chris
     
  9. dwhiz

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    Here's the other side, I put it in a Whitman Premier Coin Slab Holder. I belive it's bronze not sure who struck it maybe Medal Arts Co from Conn Bicentennial Wagon Train2.jpg
     
  10. Vess1

    Vess1 CT SP VIP Supporter

    Man, that looks really good and unique. Great choice. I always appreciate seeing good avatars.
     
  11. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    Heck, weren't Pennsy guys the ones that made the Conestoga wagons? :)
     
  12. dwhiz

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    In 1975, as the Bicentennial of the American Revolution neared, people began planning events to mark the occasion. One such event was the Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage. The plan was to have covered wagons embark from each state, travel along the well-known trails (Santa Fe Trail, Appalachian Trail, etc.) of their ancestors, and converge together at the Valley Forge National Historic Park to celebrate on July 4, 1976. Pennsylvania bought and gave a wagon to each state to use as the official state wagon and underwrote the project. Encyclopedia Britannica produced scrolls to be carried from town to town by the wagons, where residents could sign vowing their "rededication to the principles of the Declaration of Independence." To commemorate this historic event a limited edition pewter medallion was minted.
     
  13. dwhiz

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    That's one of my better avatars, thanks
     
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