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<p>[QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 2434769, member: 28550"]Got this from an estate batch and am not having much luck attributing it. It's larger than a silver dollar, so it's too big to fall into the So-Called Dollar series. Normally, I'd set it aside and move on to the SCD's that I focus on, but this has some very interesting artwork and hints of luster. I would guess that it grades AU55 to AU58.</p><p><br /></p><p>It appears to be the same as this example:</p><p><a href="http://www.tipsicocoin.com/browse_item.html?category_id=3133&item_id=2156" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tipsicocoin.com/browse_item.html?category_id=3133&item_id=2156" rel="nofollow">http://www.tipsicocoin.com/browse_item.html?category_id=3133&item_id=2156</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The "smaller piece" or Type I example that the dealer mentions brought a pretty penny at Heritage even in "improperly cleaned" condition:</p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/expositions-and-fairs/tokens-and-medals/1915-panama-pacific-exposition-souvenir-penny-improperly-cleaned-ngc-details-unc-bronze-38-mm/a/1202-9168.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/expositions-and-fairs/tokens-and-medals/1915-panama-pacific-exposition-souvenir-penny-improperly-cleaned-ngc-details-unc-bronze-38-mm/a/1202-9168.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/itm/expositions-and-fairs/tokens-and-medals/1915-panama-pacific-exposition-souvenir-penny-improperly-cleaned-ngc-details-unc-bronze-38-mm/a/1202-9168.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Differences between the two types (in addition to their size) include the use of laurel leaves instead of oak leaves on the reverse, as well as the absence of a maker's mark on the larger piece.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 2434769, member: 28550"]Got this from an estate batch and am not having much luck attributing it. It's larger than a silver dollar, so it's too big to fall into the So-Called Dollar series. Normally, I'd set it aside and move on to the SCD's that I focus on, but this has some very interesting artwork and hints of luster. I would guess that it grades AU55 to AU58. It appears to be the same as this example: [url]http://www.tipsicocoin.com/browse_item.html?category_id=3133&item_id=2156[/url] The "smaller piece" or Type I example that the dealer mentions brought a pretty penny at Heritage even in "improperly cleaned" condition: [url]http://coins.ha.com/itm/expositions-and-fairs/tokens-and-medals/1915-panama-pacific-exposition-souvenir-penny-improperly-cleaned-ngc-details-unc-bronze-38-mm/a/1202-9168.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515[/url] Differences between the two types (in addition to their size) include the use of laurel leaves instead of oak leaves on the reverse, as well as the absence of a maker's mark on the larger piece.[/QUOTE]
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