1907 Jamestown Tercentennial Gilt 34mm HK-347 R4 - NGC MS 65 KM.2 FVNDATOR PACIS
Baker’s notes & crumb story
Description
FVNDATOR PACIS
overall nice note
3 mm Edge Type Reeded Description Obverse Head left Description Reverse Crowned and quartered shield within Garter band Designer Obverse Bertram MacKennal
Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right
Each American Eagle One Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin bears the “W” mint mark reflecting its striking at the West Point Mint and is packaged in a blue presentation box accompanied by a 30th anniversary Certificate of Authenticity
1907 Jamestown Tercentennial Gilt 34mm HK-347 R4 - NGC MS 65 KM.2 FVNDATOR PACISGorgeous gem specimen of this So Called Dollar catalogued as HK 347. Each of these Medals were struck by the U. S. Mint directly on site at the exhibition. The Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition is often overlooked next to the more successful Chicago, Buffalo and Saint Louis fairs. While largely considered a success in terms of exhibition quality it was a financial disaster. Then President Teddy Roosevelt, Mark Twain, Booker T. Washington and visiting