1996 SUMMER IN COLORADO CO-WY NUMISMATIC ASSOC #228 115th ANA CONV 2006 NGC PF68
1996 39mm Silver SUMMER IN COLORADO. Colorado - Wyoming (CO-WY) NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION. #228, 115th ANA Convention 2006. Deep Cameo Proof - Pedigreed #228/250 & 115th ANA Convention (Denver, Colorado); Counter stamped Reverse. Dome/curve shapes appearance due to counterstamp; Ultra cameo silver proof medal.
Obverse visually appears convex, whereas reverse looks concave; likely partially due to how hard the reverse counterstamp was impressed upon the medal. This creates the most spectacular displays of reflective light I may have ever examined on a numismatic item. The devices are frosty and brilliant, sharp and defined. An absolutely exquisite specimen of the highest caliber; just shy of perfect. The piece is visually remarkable and utterly stunning. An absolutely fascinating issue that was used at 2 separate ANA Denver Conventions exactly a decade apart from one another. The event was held from August 14-17, 1996, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, and was hosted by the the Colorado-Wyoming Numismatic Association; hence the issuance of this medal. The reverse incuse design reads 115th ANA CONV - DENVER, COLORADO / 2006 / CWNA. Various counterstruck examples have up to 2 counterstrikes of this design on the reverse, and not all are centered as seen here. The entirety of the original medal is embossed. The 2006 convention was held from August 16-19, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, and was hosted by the the Denver Coin Club. The obverse design depicts the logo of the Colorado-Wyoming Numismatic Association.The CWNA unfortunately dissolved in 2014, making this piece all the more illusive and historically important to not just this collection, but Colorado numismatics in general.