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BH-2 “Kellogg Tunnel – 10,000-Foot Main Adit Completed (1902)”
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Description
| Mint Mark | (None) |
|---|---|
| VB ID | VB-MA-BH-ID-1981-BH2 |
| Item | BH-2 “Kellogg Tunnel - 10,000-Foot Main Adit Completed (1902)” |
| Mint | Metal Arts Company, Rochester, New York |
| Year of issue | 1981 |
| Composition | .9995 Fine Silver |
| Weight | 1 troy ounce |
| Size | 38.6mm Diameter |
| Thickness | ~2.95–3.05 mm |
| Mint series | Bunker Hill Silver – Limited Edition Collector Series (BH-2) |
| Edge | Reeded + Edge-Lettered |
| Internal Notes | BH-2 is the second medal in the Bunker Hill historical silver series, following BH-1 (“Noah Kellogg & Jackass - 1885 Discovery”). The silver used is refined at Bunker Hill’s electrolytic refinery, one of the largest and purest in the United States at the time (producing 10 million oz of 999.5+ silver annually). The Kellogg Tunnel was a monumental engineering project: 10,000 feet, 9 years of excavation, completed in 1902. Within 5 years of its completion, mine production doubled and ore grade improved 75%, per the original Bunker Hill literature. Metal Arts Co. (est. 1913) produced high-quality medallic work, including military insignia, corporate medals, and private silver rounds. Edge lettering confirms the mint and authenticates the round. Highly desirable for collectors of Idaho mining history, Northwest industry, and 1980s silver art medals. |
| Cited Sources | Direct physical evidence: edge lettering identifying Metal Arts Co. (Rochester, NY) Metal Arts Co. production history (medallic archives, corporate award catalogs 1960s–80s) Bunker Hill Company 1981 commemorative bullion issues Silver art collector references, BH series catalogs, documented BH-1 pieces Marketplace archives featuring Metal Arts–struck Bunker Hill rounds |
| Text Obverse: | 10,000-FOOT MAIN ADIT TO BUNKER HILL MINE COMPLETED/KELLOGG TUNNEL/Depiction of ore cars exiting Kellogg Tunnel portal (1893–1902 construction dates visible on portal)/BH-2/KELLOGG, IDAHO (1902) |
| Text Reverse | THE BUNKER HILL COMPANY/KELLOGG, IDAHO/1981/BUNKER HILL SILVER (banner)/ONE TROY OUNCE -999.5 FINE/Gulf Resources & Chemical Corp. symbol/A SUBSIDIARY OF GULF RESOURCES & CHEMICAL CORPORATION |
| Text Edge | “THE METAL ARTS CO. ROCH. N.Y.” (edge-lettered)/Reeded surrounding the lettering |
