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1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition Official Medal, HK-399, Struck in Silver, 38mm Diameter, Rarity-5.
I've been looking for a unmolested example just about as long as I've been a member here after seeing DUIGUY's and this example finally ends the search. This medal was authorized by congress and struck on site by the U.S. mint exhibit at the expo. The medals sold for 25 cents in five various bronze finishes and $1.00 for the silver, all issued in a paper envelope. The envelope that accompanied the silver examples yielded golden, brown, gray, black patina which was at times mottled and resulted in many of the survivors having been dipped out or otherwise cleaned. This design by Robert Aitken was struck in low relief and the high points are often plagued by die abrasions much like the face of George Washington on the 1926 Sesquicentennial half dollar. This issue is extremely tough to find fully struck and with it's original satiny lustrous surfaces as seen below.
I've been looking for a unmolested example just about as long as I've been a member here after seeing DUIGUY's and this example finally ends the search. This medal was authorized by congress and struck on site by the U.S. mint exhibit at the expo. The medals sold for 25 cents in five various bronze finishes and $1.00 for the silver, all issued in a paper envelope. The envelope that accompanied the silver examples yielded golden, brown, gray, black patina which was at times mottled and resulted in many of the survivors having been dipped out or otherwise cleaned. This design by Robert Aitken was struck in low relief and the high points are often plagued by die abrasions much like the face of George Washington on the 1926 Sesquicentennial half dollar. This issue is extremely tough to find fully struck and with it's original satiny lustrous surfaces as seen below.
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another of my favorites.
Coinduce, Dangit man!
Keets, same!
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
several years ago I had the opportunity to buy an NGC holdered MS64 and passed due to the price...................my patience paid off about a year ago when I managed to buy either two or three from eBay at a fraction of the MS64 price and as you can see it paid off. there is another Italian Dollar out there, a Variety not listed which celebrates the arrival of a squadron of aircraft to the Exposition. the CPIE has always fascinated me and the Art Deco style of many medals are just too lovely to pass up.