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Dollar - Panama Pacific International Exposition $50 California Gold Slug
1915 year| Gold plated bronze (Bronze gilt) | - | 40 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | › Tokens |
| Year | 1915 |
| Currency | United States - So-called Dollars |
| Composition | Gold plated bronze (Bronze gilt) |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Octagonal (8-sided) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#123560 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Within beaded circle is design similar to 1851 Augustus Humbert $50 gold slug
Script: Latin
Lettering: Imitation of Famous California Fifty Dollar Gold Slug, Used by the Pioneers * 1850 * United States of America Fifty Dolls.
Comment
Irvine & Jachens, Daly City, CA, struck these pieces using oreide (commercial bronze) as the metal.1915 HK-424 Panama-Pacific Exposition Octagonal Dollar (Slug), The sets of so-called dollars issued for the Pan-Pacific Exposition has to be one of the largest. Very few are in shapes other than round; this is one of those. This is a Type One example, with the design closer to a real fifty dollar slug of the 1850s.
