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So-Called-Dollar - U.S.S. Enterprise Christening
1960 year| Bronze | - | 38 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals |
| Year | 1960 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Diameter | 38 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled (high relief) |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#123187 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Seal
Script: Latin
Lettering:
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRY DOCK COMPANY
NN
CHRISTENED BY
MRS. WILLIAM B. FRANKE
SEPTEMBER 24, 1960
NEWPORT NEWS
VIRGINIA
Unabridged legend: Newport News
Comment
Issued by Newport News Shipbuilding Co. and presented to those attending christening ceremony together with christening program, picture postcards of Enterprise and brochure describing ship and her reactors. Medal designed by Company art staff, executed in bas-relief by New York sculptor Ralph Menconi; 15,000 Bronze pieces struck by Medallic Art Co. Apparently only 11,000 medals distributed at christening and surplus of 4,000 bought by Norfolk, Virginia, souvenir dealer. It was reported reliably that dies have been destroyed.Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for So-Called-Dollar - U.S.S. Enterprise Christening 1960 item.
