Lot 1909
1915-S Panama-Pacific $50 Round and $50 Octagonal. PCGS graded both Genuine. Cleaned. Our grade is AU to Unc .
Designed by Robert Aitken, the Panama-Pacific $50 gold Commemoratives display symbolism left and right. The bust is that of the Greek goddess Athena (Minerva in Roman lore) with a helmet set back over her head in a sign of peaceful intentions. Aitken chose the goddess because of her link to, among other things, agriculture and horticulture. Both of these are important in California, a major agricultural state. San Francisco in California is where the Panama-Pacific International Exposition was held in 1915. The owl is the owl of Athena, symbol of wisdom. The octagonal pieces, but not the round examples, have an inner border of dolphins as a way to infer the waterway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans created by the completion of the Panama Canal. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 7451) .
Estimated Value $70,000 - 80,000.
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