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Nelson-Gans Fight Token, The Del Monte

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Nelson-Gans Fight Token, The Del Monte
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This item SOLD at 2015 Apr 11 @ 15:50UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Token for the famous boxing match that took place in Goldfield. Joe Gans dropped "Battling Nelson" multiple times during the fight, but could not knock him out. In the forty-second round, Nelson hit Gans low and was disqualified, losing the match and his title.



Obverse: NELSON-GANS/ SEP. 3. 1906. Reverse: THE DEL MONTE/ GOLDFIELD/ KAPP & REVERE.

City: Goldfield
State: Nevada,
Date: 1906

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