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1915-S Panama-Pacific Gold Dollar PCGS MS65

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,200.00 USD
1915-S Panama-Pacific Gold Dollar PCGS MS65
Color is mostly vivid-gold in shade, but flickers of copper tinted iridescence can be found. Devices were struck with all the energy and full oomph by the dies necessary for imparting the design elements boldly. Sift the words down and you get to the nub of this coin: gem quality!

All manner of modernistic techniques were tried on coinage after the turn of the century,. Coins struck for the exposition, like the Gold Dollar, capture the essence of this revolution. Instead of perfectly balanced devices, Charles Keck, the coin's creator, positioned his Panama Canal workman off to one side. Opposite the portrait, Keck made two concentric arcs for the country's name. The reverse continues the trend and is a far cry from anything attempted before in American numismatics. A pair of sprightly dolphins frolic above and below the central denomination giving a happy feel to the artist's trim design.