Owner Comments:
PREVIOUSLY FROM THE JEFF SHEVLIN COLLECTION, PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM JEFF. APPEARS PL OR DPL TO ME. PER THE CENSUS, NONE OF THESE ARE GIVEN PL OR DPL DESIGNATIONS FOR SOME REASON.
JEFF SHEVLIN CURRENTLY HAS ANOTHER NGC GRADED MS 64 EXAMPLE FOR SALE ON HIS WEBSITE FOR $250.00, AND AN NGC GRADED MS 65 FOR SALE FOR $325.00.
Purpose: To celebrate opening of Panama Canal; to commemorate 400th anniversary of discovery of Pacific Ocean; to celebrate rebuilding of San Francisco following 1906 earthquake and fire.
Several states issued medals in advance of exposition as one means of raising funds for exhibition purposes; usually sold for $1. Except for Arkansas' Aluminum piece, all were Bronze; some silver-plated officially, others privately. Arkansas medal presented to "home folks and notable visitors"; Maryland's distributed on Maryland Day to officials and others.
The Arkansas State Fund so-called dollar, produced by Whitehead & Hoag of Newark, NJ, celebrates aluminum production in the state. A view of the Arkansas Building at the exposition on the obverse signed W & H Co below the bottom legend, the State seal on the reverse.