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  • Alaska Railroad

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    THE ALASKA RAILROAD: AN AMERICAN PRESENTATION 14K GOLD RAILROAD SPIKEMARK OF MAYER BROTHERS, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, CIRCA 1923Of typical form, engraved to one side with a presentation inscription, in a fitted leather case, marked on side5 ½ in. (14 cm.) long14 oz. 18 dwt. (463.4 gr.)The presentation inscription reads,Presented toCOL. FREDERICK MEARSBY THECITY OF ANCHORAGEin commemoration of…

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  • Transcontinenal Railroad

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    A STEEL RAILROAD SPIKE CLAD IN GOLD AND SILVER USED IN THE CEREMONY MARKING THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD, 10 MAY 1869 possibly G.W. Laird, San Francisco, 1869 Driving the last spike. The Arizona Spike—presented at the ceremony marking the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.  Commissioned and presented by Arizona Territorial Governor Anson P.K. Safford,…

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  • Rosita Mines

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    Rosita Mines Silver Railroad Spike, 1881 This important silver spike is an historic ingot of gargantuan proportion. One of the few surviving last or first spikes for a western railroad, it may be the second of only two silver spikes still known in existence in private hands, the other being the Tonopah and Goldfield RR…

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