1915-S $50 Panama-Pacific, Round MS(PCGS#7451)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1310

等级

MS65

价格

958,692

详细说明

Gem 1915-S Panama-Pacific $50 Round Only 483 Coins Distributed 1915-S Panama-Pacific Exposition $50. Round. MS-65 (NGC). Here is a beautiful Gem survivor of this legendary commemorative issue. Vibrant yellow-gold surfaces present hints of original peach patina shadowing in the protected areas. The texture is uniformly satiny and fully untroubled throughout the fields. This is a simply incredible representative of this large and impressive gold coin, featured in the popular reference 100 Greatest U.S. Coinsby Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth. The obverse depicts Liberty as Athena with her helmet pitched up upon her head in the fashion of the Greeks, surrounded by the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above, and the denomination FIFTY DOLLARS below. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST is located in the upper left field. For the reverse the designer, Robert Aitken, featured a large owl facing nearly forward, perched on a thick pine branch, with large pine cones below and in the background. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM is tucked into the field behind the owl. Matching the obverse is a round band at the perimeter which notes the name and place of the Exposition. On the similar octagonal $50 pieces (but not the round), an extra border with dolphins symbolize the continuous waterway created by the opening of the Panama Canal. The round version of the Panama-Pacific Exposition $50s did not sell as well as the octagonal style at the time of issue in 1915, hence a greater percentage of the mintage was returned to the Mint for melting. Of the 1,500 round examples struck, only 483 were distributed, making this type the rarest collectible U.S. Mint commemorative coin. A good number of those sold, perhaps the majority, went into non-numismatic hands and as a result, they are occasionally seen with quite a bit of handling or other surface problems. Few remain in such exceptional preservation as the present piece, making it an opportunity for collectors who seek the finest treasures. NGC Census: 62; 24 finer. PCGS# 7451. NGC ID: BYLU. Click here for certification details from NGC.