Dollar - Panama Pacific International Exposition ($50 California Gold Slug; Type II) 1915 front Dollar - Panama Pacific International Exposition ($50 California Gold Slug; Type II) 1915 back
Dollar - Panama Pacific International Exposition ($50 California Gold Slug; Type II) 1915 photo
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Dollar - Panama Pacific International Exposition $50 California Gold Slug; Type II

1915 year
Gold plated bronze (Bronze gilt) - 40 mm
Description
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
References
Numista
N#123568
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Within beaded circle

Script: Latin

Lettering: Facsimile of Famous California Fifty Dollar Gold Slug Used by the Pioneers * 1850 * United States of America Fifty In God We Trust Copyrighted

Comment

1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition So-Called Dollar, HK-425. Gilt bronze, octagonal. Struck by Irvine & Jachens, Daly City, California, using oroide (commercial bronze) as the metal. HK-425 Type II, as listed in the Hibler-Kappen catalog.