LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 November Houston, TX US Coin Sign. #370  / 

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1915-S G$1 Panama-Pacific Gold Dollar MS67 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:9,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1915-S G$1 Panama-Pacific Gold Dollar MS67 PCGS
<B>1915-S G$1 Panama-Pacific Gold Dollar MS67 PCGS.</B></I> Though Charles Keck's design for the Panama-Pacific gold dollar is widely praised today, it received mixed reviews in its own time. Q. David Bowers (1991) quotes the August 1915 edition of <I>The Numismatist</B></I>, in which an unnamed writer disparages the portrait, finding it inconsistent with generally accepted personifications of Labor. The same writer describes the Barber-Morgan collaborations on the half dollar and quarter eagle as "attractive" and "of considerable artistic merit," respectively, suggesting that he preferred an academic approach to commemorative design.<BR> Extraordinary eye appeal and exemplary preservation converge on this special and spectacular commemorative. The surfaces, canary-gold with elements of straw and butter-yellow, offer lovely luster. Even under magnification, the fields and solidly struck devices show only a handful of minuscule ticks. Neither NGC nor PCGS has certified a numerically finer representative (10/07).<BR><I>From The Fleur Wales-Baillie Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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