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Pan. Pacific International Exposition Pin w/ Nevada medal

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / World's Fair Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Pan. Pacific International Exposition Pin w/ Nevada medal
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This item SOLD at 2015 Apr 17 @ 12:26UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Top pin has P.P.I.E. for the Panama Pacific International Exposition that took place in San Francisco in 1915. Hanging from this pin is a medal in the shape of Nevada. Has tiny raised lettering marking the important Nevada cities at the time. The back of the badge has the maker's mark engraving for the jeweler Frank Golden. Frank Golden (1862-1911) came from Ireland in 1880 and opened a jewelry business in Virginia City (with Chatelain). He also had successful business ventures in Tonopah, Carson City, and Reno (the Golden Hotel). His son, also named Frank, continued the jewelry business (which moved from Virginia City to Carson) after his father died in 1911. Measures 2.5" x 1.5"

City: Carson City
State: Nevada,
Date: 1915

FHWAC#: 24603