Owner Comments:
THIS EXAMPLE IS TIED FOR TOP POP IN THE NGC CENSUS AS OF 3/2024 WITH ONE OTHER MS 67 EXAMPLE.
AN NGC GRADED MS 63 EXAMPLE SOLD FOR $480.00 IN A MAY 2019 STACKS BOWERS AUCTION. THAT IS THE LAST MAJOR AUCTION PRICE FOR AN EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE.
JEFF SHEVLIN SOLD AN NGC GRADED MS 65 EXAMPLE ON HIS WEBSITE FOR $425.00.
Alabama State Fund Dollar from the 1915 Panama – Pacific International Exposition. A very popular piece with a price of $137.50 in the Hibler and Kappen book published in 1963. Struck in Antiqued Bronze.
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.