Wild Bill Hickok Rugged Americans Coin Franklin Mint Sealed uncirculated

Description

Franklin Mint coin issued for Husky Oil. This auction is for a single sealed coin in original packaging.  Picture shows sealed coin and what front and back look like without the packaging.   This coin is slightly larger then a quarter and slightly smaller than a 50 cent piece.   See pic.
Great Plains Frontiersman U.S. Marshall whose exceptional shooting ability helped “quiet” rowdy western towns like Abilene.  Performed in Buffalo Bill’s “Wild West“ show
Interesting history I found on the internet:
James Butler Hickok (1837-1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk character of the American Old West. He fought (and spied) for the Union Army during the American Civil War, and gained publicity after the war as a scout, marksman, actor, and professional gambler. Hickok was involved in several notable shootouts. In 1871, Hickok became marshal of Abilene, Kansas. In 1876, he was shot from behind and killed while playing poker in a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota) by an unsuccessful gambler. The card hand he held at the time of his death has come to be known today as poker's "Dead Man's Hand". (2 pairs consisting of black aces, black eights, & Bill's hole card was the deuce of spades)
Sculptor: David Cornell
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