1958 Silver Medal Northwest Coin Club Minnesota Centennial

Coin Details

Description

This 1958 silver medal was issued by the Northwest Coin Club to commemorate the Minnesota Centennial, marking the hundredth anniversary of Minnesota's admission to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. The Northwest Coin Club, based in Minneapolis, seized the centennial celebration as an opportunity to produce a medal that combined numismatic tradition with state pride. Minnesota's centennial generated widespread commemorative activity across the state, and the coin club's contribution in silver metal demonstrated the numismatic community's participation in this civic milestone. The silver composition reflects the significance of the centennial occasion and elevates the medal above the base-metal souvenirs that other organizations produced for the celebration. The Northwest Coin Club was one of the Twin Cities' most active numismatic organizations, and its centennial medal joined a variety of commemorative items produced by civic groups, businesses, and government agencies to mark Minnesota's hundred years of statehood. State centennial medals produced by numismatic organizations are a popular collecting niche, as they combine state history with the institutional history of organized coin collecting.

Rarity Notes

Scarce silver centennial medal from the Northwest Coin Club. Produced in limited quantities for the Minnesota Centennial celebration in 1958.

Cross References

PCGS #931666