Whitman Expo
1915-S Panama-Pacific Expo Gold $2.50 MS Values
Details
The 1915-S Panama-Pacific $2.50 quarter eagle was struck alongside four other commemorative coins honoring the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The occasion was huge, not only serving as that year's world's fair but also taking place in the city that had less than a decade earlier been ravaged in a massive 1906 earthquake.
The design on the quarter eagle is a collaborative effort between Charles E. Barber and George T. Morgan. The obverse features the goddess Columbia bearing a caduceus and seated on a hippocampus, while the reverse shows a likeness of an American eagle. Many were spent, though the vast majority exist in uncirculated grades ranging from MS62 through MS66, with those grading higher much scarcer.
Basic Information
GSID:
10214
Coin Date:
1915-S
Denomination:
$2 1/2 / Gold $2.50
Designation:
MS
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
San Francisco
Mintage:
6,749
Coinage Type:
Classic Commemorative
Coinage Years:
1903–1926
Composition:
90% gold; 10% copper
Mint Mark:
S
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Panama-Pacific Expo
Physical Characteristics
Fineness:
0.9
Weight:
4.18 gr
Weight:
0.0538 oz
Precious Metal Weight:
0.04837 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
18 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
