Spectacular Spring Coin Consignments 4 of 6 - Day 1
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Apr 18, 2022
148 Route 73 Suite 3-184 Voorhees, NJ 08043 USA, United States
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LOT 39:
Union Pacific Aluminum Token Grades ng. Up for sale is a 1939 advertising and commemorative token.It is ...
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Sold for: $45
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Union Pacific Aluminum Token Grades ng. Up for sale is a 1939 advertising and commemorative token.It is aluminum, and measures 32mm in diameter.The obverse reads CECIL B. DEMILLE'S / MOTION PICTURE "UNION PACIFIC" The reverse reads, with t wo railroad engines and the shield logo of Union Pacific ROAD OF THE STREAMLINERS AND THE CHALLENGERS / UNION PACIFIC / UNION PACIFIC / THE / OVERLAND / ROUTE / ALUMINUM IN THESE / FAMOUS TRAINS / FURNISHED BY / ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA / UNION PACIFIC (The reverse is the same as those tokens given out during the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition held in San Francisco.) The world premiere of the movie was held in Omaha, Nebraska in April 1939, with a corresponding 4-day commemoration called the Golden Spike Days Celebration
