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An Overview of Panama-Pacific Exposition Coins – Part Three

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS …… Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 * * * No World’s Fair before or since 1915 has garnered as much attention in terms of commemorative coins as the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Commemorating the completion of the Panama Canal was a big deal, warranting the 1915 […]

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An Overview of Panama-Pacific Exposition Coins – Part Two

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS …… Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 * * * How can we, as denizens of the 21st century, even fathom how an individual in 1915 would react to the show produced by the Tower of Jewels at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco once […]

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An Overview of Panama-Pacific Exposition Coins – Part One

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS …… Some of the most iconic United States commemorative coins have been authorized in conjunction with World Fairs and centennials. To me, the most memorable of all U.S. commemoratives are those that were issued for the Panama-Pacific Exposition, held in San Francisco in 1915. A total of five different coins […]

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