A Golden Spike That Completed the Alaska Railroad Is up for Auction ... the 1967 centennial of the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia. It's in perfect condition, and shows little evidence ...

The Anchorage Museum and the City of Nenana have acquired the golden railroad spike that was used in a celebration commemorating the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. The item was ...

The spike is inscribed, "Presented to Col. Frederick Mears by the city of Anchorage in commemoration of the building of the Alaska Railroad 1915-1923." Anchorage Museum On July 15, 1923 ...

Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more than a century ... of the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia. It's in perfect condition, and shows little evidence ...

This image provided by Christie's Images shows a golden spike driven by President Warren ... which marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad over a century ago. (Christie's Images via AP) ...