Owner Comments:
ONLY (1) MS 66 AND (2) MS 67 FINER OVERALL OF A TOTAL OF (80) LISTED IN THE NGC CENSUS OF THIS TYPE AS OF 8/2023. ONLY (25) OF THOSE WERE RED/BROWN AS OF 5/2017, ALL OTHERS ARE BROWN.
NOTE: AS OF 6/2020, NGC HAS NOW REMOVED THE COLOR DESIGNATIONS IN THE CENSUS FOR THIS TYPE, AND HAS GROUPED THE TYPE ALL TOGETHER JUST AS MS. I HAVE LEFT THE ABOVE CENSUS #'S FROM 2017 ABOVE TO SHOW BREAKDOWN OF RB AND BN AS OF THEN.
JEFF SHEVLIN SOLD ANOTHER NGC GRADED MS 65 EXAMPLE ON HIS WEBSITE FOR $425.00.
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.
Whitehead and Hoag produced several PPIE State Fund so-called dollars which were sold to help raise funds for the states participation in the exposition. Alabama State seal on the obverse with an eagle on a shield, legend within a wreath on the reverse, on the left ribbon is microscopic W & H Co.