1915 HK-432, West Gate-Canal Completion Dollar

Coin Details

Auction Record

Description

The West Gate, an entrance to the Panama-California Exposition, appears on the obverse of HK-432 inside a beaded circle, with 1915 at the upper right and "West Gate, Panama-California-Exposition" and "San Diego" around it. The reverse is a canal scene: a ship passing through, 1915 to the right, and "The Completion of the Panama Canal" beneath, framed by the exposition name and San Diego, with the microscopic signatures "Casparv" at left and "L. A. Cal." at right. The exposition set out to celebrate both the opening of the canal and the completion of the San Diego and Arizona Railroad, though the railroad was not actually finished until 1919 and got little notice. HK-432 is bronze, 38 mm; copper and gilt versions are HK-432a and HK-432b.

Cross References

HK-432; PCGS #643941; NGC #850712