Lot 3260
1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. A gem! Very attractively toned with warm orange iridescence outlining Liberty and conveniently just above the sun. Full reeling mint luster underneath the scrumptious toning of this handsome early Commemorative issue struck at San Franicsco. This turns out to be the first year that a branch mint was authorized to strike Commemorative coins. The Pan-Pacific coins were struck in conjunction with the large celebration held in San Francisco in 1915 to announce the opening of the Panama Canal. The half dollar was created by Charles E. Barber, one of the mint's engravers. It includes Liberty and a child on the obverse. Liberty is holding two stem of flowers while in the distance, the sun sets between the southern and northern ends of the Golden Gate, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Barber placed a wingspread eagle on the reverse, having it stand atop the union shield rather than the shield mounted on its breast as was the custom up till then. In all, 27,314 were sold out of an original authorized mintage of 60,000. The unsold pieces were remelted.
Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000.
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