Art1.2 Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 The PCI2013 Other Base Metals - Winner is: Bill's 1915 Official Medal of the Panama Pacific International Exposition - Robert Aiken's medal celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal and the uniting of the two hemispheres. Struck by the U.S. mint at the 1915 exposition in San Francisco. Gold-plated medals (such as the one pictured here) were struck at the Philadelphia mint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 A beautiful piece of art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 I can't say I don't mind losing to this... but I *can* say this is a beautiful piece that deserves to move on to the next round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Thank you all (on behalf of Robert Aitken, the man who actually designed and sculpted the medal). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 LOVE IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 :-) I once had a so-called dollar of the same design - a very nice allegory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 My great great grandmother attended that exposition in 1915 and I have some of her photographs and memorabilia from her visit. She did buy a copy of the $50 Pan Pac in bronze, but oh how I wish she had bought the gold example instead. I have it with her stuff in the SDB but should take it and the other stuff out and image them sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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