Golden Spike by Legends Playing Card Co.

On May 10, 1869, the coasts of the United States were forever united by the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. For years, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific lines had raced across the nation, each striving to claim as much territory as possible before converging. Finally, at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory, Leland Stanford—tycoon, governor, and the famous founder of Stanford University—drove the last spike, a 17-karat gold spike, into place with a silver maul. The telegraph report of this momentous event set off celebrations across the country, marking a new era of American industry and expansion.

Legends Playing Card Company commemorates this monumental achievement with its Golden Spike deck, a tribute to one of the greatest engineering feats in human history. The beautifully illustrated, custom court cards honor the key figures in the railroad's completion, from the powerful robber barons who oversaw it to the Irish and "Celestial" laborers who toiled to build it. Each image is meticulously crafted using cross-hatching and other techniques to evoke the look of authentic lithographs from the era.

This deck is a must-have for railroad enthusiasts and rare card collectors alike!

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