Q. David Bowers
Commemorating: Panama-Pacific International Exposition; the opening of the Panama Canal; and the rebirth of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fire
Obverse motif: Columbia on a hippocampus
Reverse motif: Eagle
Authorization date: January 16, 1915
Date on coins: 1915
Date when coins were actually minted: 1915
Mint used: San Francisco
Maximum quantity authorized: 10,000
Total quantity minted (including assay coins): 10,017
Assay coins (included in above): 17
Quantity melted: 3,268, including 17 assay coins (melted at the San Francisco Mint on October 30, 1916)
Net number distributed: 6,749
Issued by: Coin and Medal Department (Farran Zerbe), Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California
Standard original packaging: Imprinted paper envelope; also included in three-piece, four-piece, and five-piece sets of different coins in velvet-lined leather cases; in five-piece and 10-piece sets mounted in a copper frame
Official sale price: $4
Designer of obverse: Charles E. Barber
Designer of reverse: George T. Morgan
Interesting fact: The reverse motif was copied from a pattern half dollar design of 18
(average market prices)
1920 MS-63 $7
1925 MS-63 $8
1930 MS-63 $12
1935 MS-63 $12
1936 (summer) MS-63 $17
1940 MS-63 $16
1945 MS-63 $40
1950 MS-63 $45
1955 MS-63 $80
1960 MS-60 to 63 $165
1965 MS-60 to 63 $400
1970 MS-60 to 63 $325
1975 MS-60 to 63 $1,325
1980 MS-60 to 63 $12,500
1985 MS-60 to 63 $3,500
1986 MS-60 $1,800, MS-63 $3,200, MS-64 $3,600, MS-65 $6,450
1990 (spring) MS-60 $1,800, MS-63 $4,250, MS-64 $6,300 MS-65 $9,000
1990 (December) MS-60 $1,925, MS-63 $3,300, MS-64 $3,900, MS-65 $5,500