Lot 2011
1915-S Panama-Pacific Gold $50 Octagonal. PCGS graded MS-64. Like its mate in this sale, which came from the same consignor and looks as if it even came from the same original set, this splendid 8-sided Fifty is something truly lovely to enjoy. It shares the same mellow, old-time gold color as the Round, but in the judgment of the experts it is just slightly better preserved. We see no real difference--both coins are really choice. The coin has some small marks on the owl, in fact, whereas the Round has none. Maybe the glow of the golden luster is a touch stronger here; you decide. The designs are the same except that the portrait of Minerva and the alert owl are smaller on the Octagonal, as they must be--for the designs are surrounded by an additional border on which swim the famous dolphins--one in each point of the octagons which form its edge. Again we find the "MCMXV" date, indicating the classical influences upon designer Robert Aitken. To conclude, if you want a handsome example of this splendid commemorative coin, feel confident about this lovely Choice BU and bid accordingly.
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| Realized $37,375 |
