[Michael Kittle Rare Coins Logo Image]

Home
About Us
1909 Mint Set
U.S. Coins
World Coins
Hall of Fame
U.S. Archive
World Archive
Services
Supplies



1915 Panama-California Official Medal Silver HK-426 NGC MS63 SOLD
1915 Panama-California Official Medal Silver HK-426 NGC MS63
The Panama-California Exposition was held in San Diego, California during 1915 and 1916 to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal. Although not as well-known as the Panama-Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco during 1915, the Panama-California Exposition was well attended. Official medals were produced for the exposition and struck at the United States Mint exhibit on the fair grounds. These official medals were designed by C.K. Berryman, then a cartoonist for the Washington Star, and were engraved by Charles Barber. The medals feature the very popular obverse design of Uncle Sam with his shovel lying across the Panama Canal. The reverse design of the first ship to pass through the Panama Canal, the S.S. Ancon, is also well executed. The official medals were struck in silver, bronze and gilt and examples dated both 1915 and 1916 were minted. This example of the 1915 Panama-California Expo Silver Official Medal is listed as HK-426 in the Hibler-Kappen book on So-Called Dollars and has been graded MS63 by NGC and is encapsulated in one of the newer-style edge-view holders. The medal has a wonderfully strong cartwheel luster with virtually no toning on the bright silver surfaces. Several light marks in the fields seemingly limit the numerical grade of the piece which has the look of a higher graded specimen. A very nice example of this popular so-called dollar struck in silver.
 
Holder Obverse Image Holder Reverse Image
 
Large Photo (Full Size)
Holder Obverse Image (Full Size)
Holder Reverse Image (Full Size)
 
If you wish to order or if you have any questions about this coin, please contact us at (818) 451-9199 or email mike@kittlecoins.com



U.S. Coins



 

Send e-mail to mike@kittlecoins.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 2022 Michael Kittle Rare Coins
Last modified: 02/02/22