U.S. Classics (1915 Commemorative PanPac Expo $50 GOLD)

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(1915 as Roman Numeral date :: $50, octagonal piece :: Panama-Pacific Exposition Commemorative , San Francisco ) FRESH ! BACKGROUND : In 1915 visitors from all over the world converged on a veritable new city that had been built of lath and plaster on the San Francisco shorefront. Building upon the tradition established by the 1876 Centennial Exhibition (Philadelphia), 1892-1893 World’s Columbian Exposition (Chicago), the 1900 Paris Exposition, the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and other such events, the Pan-Pacific showcased marvels of technology, art, history, and science. The official reason for the Exposition was to celebrate San Francisco’s rebirth from the 1906 earthquake and fire and to observe the opening (in August 1914) of the Panama Canal. After the event ended, nearly everything was torn down. An exception was the Palace of Fine Arts, which, while never intended to be a permanent structure, survived to be used to store fire engines and other municipal equipment. In recent times it has been restored. This building in 1915 was the numismatic focal point of the Exposition. Under its huge dome was Farran Zerbe’s Money of the World exhibit and, after the fair’s closing, his concession to sell the remaining Pan-Pacific coins by mail order. Today the five different coins issued in connection with the Panama-Pacific International read more

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