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1915-S Panama-Pacific Exposition $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle
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Certified MS67 by NGC
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Designed by Charles E. Barber (obverse) and George T. Morgan (reverse)
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Struck at the San Francisco Mint for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition
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Low net mintage of only 6,749 coins – most of the 10,000 originally minted were melted
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Obverse features Columbia astride a hippocampus, symbolizing progress and victory over yellow fever
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Reverse depicts a majestic American eagle perched atop a plaque inscribed E Pluribus Unum
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Commemorates the completion of the Panama Canal (1914) and San Francisco’s recovery from the 1906 earthquake
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A true rarity in MS67, with only a handful graded finer
Product Summary
Celebrate one of America’s most significant engineering triumphs with the 1915-S Panama-Pacific Exposition $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle, certified MS67 by NGC.
Issued for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, this coin honored both the completion of the Panama Canal and the rebirth of the city following the catastrophic 1906 earthquake. The obverse, by Charles E. Barber, depicts the goddess Columbia riding a hippocampus—a mythical sea creature—holding a caduceus, symbolizing the medical breakthroughs that made the Canal’s construction possible. The reverse, designed by George T. Morgan, features a proud American eagle atop a tablet bearing E PLURIBUS UNUM, a timeless tribute to national unity.
With only 6,749 coins surviving after the unsold pieces were melted, this quarter eagle remains one of the most desirable early 20th-century U.S. commemoratives. Its MS67 grade places it among the finest known examples, embodying exceptional preservation, luster, and strike quality.
Combining artistic mastery, historic significance, and numismatic rarity, the 1915-S Panama-Pacific $2.50 Gold Advanced Releases MS67 is a cornerstone for serious collectors of U.S. gold commemoratives and early Mint artistry.
