BRUCE THOMAS COLLECTION OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS AND OTHER MEDALS
HK-404 MS 62
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States SAN FRANCISCO, CA 1915 |
| Item Description: |
BRONZE SC$1 1915 CA HK-404 FLORIDA AT PAN-PACIFIC PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPO HK-404 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 62 |
| Owner: |
Bruce Thomas Collection |
Owner Comments:
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.
The obverse is a takeoff on the famous ancient (ca. 200 B.C.) Winged Victory of Samothrace, while the reverse is a modified state seal, with an anachronistic steamship sailing past a Native American in traditional garb, with the sun setting over the mountains in the background and a palm tree.
THIS FLORIDA STATE FUND SO-CALLED DOLLAR TYPE IS MUCH RARER IN BRONZE (HK-404) THAN IT'S COUNTERPART IN SILVER-PLATED BRONZE (HK-404A). THERE ARE (26) OF THE BRONZE HK-404'S VERSUS OVER (100) OF THE SILVER-PLATED BRONZE HK-404A'S LISTED IN THE NGC CENSUS AS OF 7/2023. AND SOME OF THE GRADED HK-404'S THAT I HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST ARE ACTUALLY THE SILVER PLATED HK-404A'S.
THE MOST RECENT SALE THAT I CAN FIND FOR THIS RARE MEDAL IS AN NGC GRADED AU 58 EXAMPLE THAT STACKS BOWERS SOLD IN 2009 FOR $287.50.