United States 1915-S 2-1/2 dollars
Authorized on January 16, 1915 by PUBLIC—NO. 233—63D CONGRESS. The Panama Pacific International Exposition was the 1915 World's Fair held in San Francisco, California. Taking over three years to construct, the fair had great economic implications for the city that had been almost destroyed by the great earthquake and fire of 1906. The fair ran from February 20th until December 4th, 1915 and was widely considered to be a great success, and did much to boost the morale of the entire Bay Area and to help get San Francisco back up on its feet. Past president of the ANA Farran Zerbe oversaw the Exposition's official Coin and Medal department. Along with this quarter eagle, promoters persuaded Congress to authorize commemorative half dollars, gold dollars and giant fifty dollar gold slugs.
Specification: 4.18 g, 0.900 fine gold, 18 mm diameter, reeded edge. Designed by Charles Barber and George Morgan.
Recorded mintage: 6,749.
Catalog reference: KM 137.
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Link to:
- 1908 2½ dollars
- 1915 cent
- 1915 5 dollars
- 1915-S half dollar, Panama-Pacific Exposition
- 1915-S gold dollar, Panama-Pacific Exposition
- 1915 2½ dollars
- 1915 10 dollars
- 1915-S 50 dollars, Panama-Pacific Exposition, round
- 1915-S 50 dollars, Panama-Pacific Exposition, octagonal
- 1925-D 2½ dollars
- Coins and currency dated 1915
- return to United States Commemorative Coins, 1892-1954