Regency Auction 29

THE REGENCY AUCTION 29
LOT 470
$50 1915-S PANAMA-PACIFIC. OCTAGONAL. PCGS
MS62
Regardless of grade, the Pan-Pac $50 gold pieces are
impressive--one of the most impressive of all U.S. coin
designs. The design, with allegorical representations of
wisdom, strength, power are presented with Minerva on
the obverse and her owl on a pine branch on the reverse.
In the corners are swimming dolphins representing the
connecting of the Atlantic and Pacific via the newly opened
canal in Panama. Only 645 of these octagonal “slugs”
were sold at the Pan-Pac expo, and after. With such a low
mintage and unique design, this is one of the “blue chips”
of American numismatics.
For such a modest grade Mint State coin, this coin has a
great deal of eye appeal. A heavy coin like this (contains
nearly 2.5 ounces of gold), is bound to obtain some minor
marks and ticks, and there are a few microscopic ones
that can only be seen with a glass. The eye appeal is very
choice for the grade!
PCGS 105, NGC 63. The last example realized $75,000
in July 2018 and prior to that, in the 2018 FUN auction,
two NGC coins sold for $75,000 and $87,000. The current
PCGS value is listed at $80,000. This impressive coin will
delight any commemorative collector or someone building
a collection of great gold type coins. Good luck!
PCGS# 7452 | ESTIMATE: $62,500+
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