A classic piece bearing Charles Barber’s beautiful design, described on the original packaging in which these coins were sold back in 1915 as follows:

Obverse:  Columbia scattering flowers; attendant with cornucopia, to signify the boundless resources of the west.  Background, Golden Gate illumined by the rays of the setting sun.  Inscription:  PANAMA-EXPOSITION – 1915.

Reverse:  Shield of the United States surmounted by American Eagle and supported on the one side by a branch of oak, emblem of strength and stability, and on the other side by the olive branch of peace.  Inscription:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – HALF DOLLAR   IN GOD WE TRUST.

Totally original, with rich coin-gray color, some flashes of golden orange toning on the obverse and fresh blue on the reverse.

Note that this coin has been verified by CAC.  

$2,250

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