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1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific MS66 NGC....

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Premium Gem 1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar
With Original Paper Envelope Container

1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific MS66 NGC. This is a stunning certified Premium Gem example of the 1915-S Panama-Pacific half dollar, with bold luster radiating from both sides. The warm patination features shades of pinkish-gray and ice-blue predominating, an unusual but sensational combination. That color combination may be due to the other item included in this lot, an original container from the 1915 exposition. The container is hand-signed "Florence C. Kahn" (?) and reads, printed below:

PANAMA-PACIFIC COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLAR

OFFICIAL SOUVENIR COIN OF THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION

Authorized by Act of Congress
Issue limited to 200,000 pieces

Coined at the San Francisco Mint
PRICE $1.00 EACH

Designs by Charles E. Barber

DESCRIPTION

OBVERSE: COLUMBIA SCATTERING FLOWERS; ATTENDANT WITH CORNUCOPIA, TO SIGNIFY THE BOUNDLESS RESOURCES OF THE WEST. BACKGROUND, GOLDEN GATE ILLUMINED BY THE RAYS OF THE SETTING SUN. INSCRIPTION: (larger letters) PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION - 1915.

REVERSE: SHIELD OF THE UNITED STATES SURMOUNTED BY AMERICAN EAGLE AND SUPPORTED ON ONE SIDE BY A BRANCH OF OAK, EMBLEM OF STRENGTH AND STABILITY, AND ON THE OTHER SIDE BY THE OLIVE BRANCH OF PEACE. INSCRIPTION: (larger letters) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - HALF DOLLAR - IN GOD WE TRUST.

Address orders to:
OFFICIAL COIN & MEDAL DEPARTMENT
SERVICE BUILDING, P.P.I.E.
SAN FRANCISCO

The inclusion of the original envelope packaging adds immeasurably to this already-desirable lot. From the original mintage of 200,000 pieces, most were subsequently melted, making the net distribution only 27,134 coins. NGC has certified only a few dozen finer (7/08).(Registry values: N2998)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# BYHP, PCGS# 9357, GSID# 10354)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 12.50 grams
ASW: 0.3617oz
Mintage: 27,134

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Auction Info

2008 July-August Baltimore, MD (ANA) US Coin Signature Auction #1114 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Jul-Aug, 2008
30th-3rd Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 4
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
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