1914 SC$1 HK-398, Panama Canal MS (PCGS#643842)
February 2023 Collectors Choice Online Auction World Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 74782
- 等级
- MS62
- 价格
- 1,356
- 详细说明
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Panama Canal Completion. Medallic Brass "So-Called" Dollar, 1914. PCGS MS-62.
HK-398. Obverse: Boat passing through Canal, female figure standing on prow, long rays from head and shoulders, arms outstretched; each hand rests on a world globe representing the eastern and western hemispheres; on ribbon, across body, "OCEANI INTER SE COLUMBID CONIUNGUNTUR"; above on ribbons, at head of figure, to left "PROSPERITY", to right "TO ALL NATIONS"; Reverse: Seal of Canal Zone; around, "COMMEMORATING THE OPENING OF THE PANAMA CANAL TO THE COMMERCE OF THE WORLD"; below, "THIS MEDAL COPYRIGHTED AND BEARING A SERIAL NUMBER IS ONE OF 50000 CAR / -RIED ON THE VESSEL MAKING THE FIRST PASSAGE THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL AS AUTHENTICATED IN CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY GEO. W. GOETHALS (in cursive script) CHIEF ENGINEER AND CHAIRMAN ISTHMIAN CANAL COMMISSION"; serial number below in oval (21812).
A choice example of this historic issue, displaying brilliant brassy surfaces and a nice antique tone. A well-preserved and individually numbered piece that was carried on board the first ship to pass through the Panama Canal.
Estimate: $200 - $300.
Provenance: From the David Sterling Collection.
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