1926 Oregon Trail Memorial. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC.

1926 Oregon Trail Memorial. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC.，Lovely pearl gray surfaces are fully lustrous with a smooth satin texture. This popular type commemorates the pioneers who traveled the Oregon Trail to the Western frontier. This issue is often referred to as the Ezra Meeker coin in honor of the man who served as president of the Oregon Trail Pioneer Memorial Association until his death in 1928. In 1907, at the age of 76, Meeker traversed the Oregon Trail a second time, as he had done in his youth, in honor of all of the pioneers who had once made that journey. Remarkably, his second trip in 1907 was also made with an ox team and covered wagon, a similar scene to that used as the reverse design for this commemorative half dollar.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Acquired by gift from our consignors mother in the late 1930s.，