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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8204046, member: 20201&quot;]<font size="6"><b>1959 Oregon Wagon Train</b></font></p><p>HK-559</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1438047[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1438048[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Designed by Dee Taylor, Independence, Oregon and issued by Salem Numismatic Society, there were 9,000 struck in Gilt Bronze.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse shows a lengthy wagon train.</p><p>The common reverse is showing the Centennial Official Emblem or Seal which also appears on various other so-called dollars minted commemorating the Oregon Centennial. The reverse shows a lengthy wagon train.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do believe it would be good to look on these reverses with smoke coming from the stacks on the left side, as there are some varieties that used a die that have smoke and others that do not have smoke on the various issues. This one has smoke, and I am not sure if there are any of this particular medal that are smokeless.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1959, The Exposition and International Trade Fair was held in Portland Oregon from June 10 to Sept. 17, 1959. During that time a wagon train traveled old Oregon Train re-enacting the journey from Independence, Missouri to Independence Oregon, which took four months to complete.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1438049[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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