Owner Comments:
MEDAL APPEARANCE/CONDITION:
TOP POP: Brilliant Gem
*Rich dark chocolate brown surfaces and sharp devices - Reverse shows areas of both dark browns and light sandy tans giving the piece an original look — Finest known specimen to be graded by NGC.*
MEDAL BACKGROUND:
Struck circa 1984 by the Medallic Art Company, N.Y., to commemorate the centennial of Sterling, Colorado (1884-1984) — Only known example graded by NGC.
RARITY: Unknown; Likely scarce
(*TOP-POP* NGC Pop = 1; NONE Finer - MGC Total Pop = 1) [09/2022]
**Only example graded by NGC**
MEDAL DESCRIPTION:
(Medallic Art Company, N.Y., Bronze, 40mm, Round, Plain/Lettered)
OBVERSE: 1884 Sterling Colorado 1984 Centennial / NJC / (Pictorial Images of Agriculture, Train, and Oil Rig)
REVERSE: Sterling 100 / 1884 / 1984 / (Depiction of Covered Wagon Pulled by Horses)
EDGE: MACO BRONZE
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
(Sterling, Colorado):
“Sterling is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Logan County, Colorado, United States. Sterling is the principal city of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city population was 14,777 at the 2010 census.
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Sterling is the largest city in Northeastern Colorado and the county seat of Logan County and the site of the domed Logan County courthouse, built in 1909.“ — Credited Source: "Find a County". National Association of Counties.