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, President ...

The city of Anchorage thanked him for his work by presenting him the golden spike. He sent it back from Seattle for the ceremony featuring President Warren G. Harding.

The 14-carat gold relic has been in private hands since President Warren G. Harding drove the final railroad spike at the 1923 ceremony marking the completion of the Alaska Railroad in Nenana.

The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, with financial help from private donors and the Alaska Railroad, won the Christie's auction for the spike in New York with a bid of $201,600, more than ...

This image provided by Christie’s Images shows a golden spike driven by President Warren G. Harding in Nenana, Alaska, just days before he died in office, which marked the completion of the ...