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1924 NGC MS 65 Zeppelin World Tour Hugo Eckener USS Los Angeles Silver Medal POP 1/0 (24091301C)

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  • Mint State Uncirculated commemorative silver medal issued to celebrate the 1924 first non-stop Transatlantic flight (not to be repeated until Lindberg's 1927 flight).
  • Certified by NGC to MS 65, Population Census: this coin, none higher. Vintage NGC holder.
  • Colorfully toned with lustrous and reflective near mirror surfaces.
  • Very appealing in hand!
  • Airship LZ 126 was delivered to the US Navy as part of Germany's WWI War Reparations and renamed USS Los Angeles (used for training purposes).
  • Obverse: Bust of Dr. Hugo Eckener
  • Reverse: View of Zeppelin in flight with significant flight dates: Friedrichshafen, Azores, Sable Island and stops within the United States (Boston, New York, Lakehurst).
  • Catalog: Kaiser-449.
  • 33mm, 15.1g.