Owner Comments:
MEDAL APPEARANCE/CONDITION:
Choice Uncirculated+
*An overall pleasing, problem-free, dark tangerine example with various darker toned spots throughout. Although contact marks seem to be minimal, several minor blemishes are made apparent which aligns with the grade of MS-64. — Matches its scarcer silver counterpart of the same design which is also included in this collection. Unfortunately, the example was improperly cleaned. Despite such, both appear to be uncommon issues. — I have come across several additional silver examples; however, I am uncertain if it’s worth submitting for grading again, even if it came back problem-free.*
MEDAL BACKGROUND:
Issued circa 1970 to recognize the centennial of Pueblo, Colorado. The medal also references Pueblo as the “Sunsational City.
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Original Release Display Case Details the Following on the Insert:
“OFFICIAL COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE PUEBLO CENTENNIAL 1870 - 1970
This commemorative medal celebrates both the Sun City's past and future. On one side, five flags and Fort Pueblo at the confluence of the Arkansas and Fountain Rivers symbolize the regions history of exploration and settlement under the banners of Spain, France, Mexico and Texas culminating under the flag of the United States in 1876 as Colorado became a state. On the other side of the medal, mountains, sun and a college building suggest present and future promise.”
RARITY: Unknown; Likely uncommon/common (I have encountered numerous examples)
NGC Census not available.
MEDAL DESCRIPTION:
(Struck by the Franklin Mint, Bronze, 39mm, Round, Plain Edge)
OBVERSE: Pueblo Centennial - 1870-1970 / Under Five Flags / (Depiction of Five Flags and Fort Pueblo at the Confluence of the Arkansas and Fountain Rivers. Banners of Spain, France, Mexico and Texas Under the Flag of the United States)
REVERSE: Pueblo, Colorado - The Sunsational City / (Depiction of Rocky Mountains, Sun and a College Building)
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
(Pueblo, Colorado):
“The City of Pueblo is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 111,876 at the 2020 United States Census, making Pueblo the ninth most populous city in Colorado. Pueblo is the principal city of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. — Credited Source: "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government.