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PANAMA-PACIFIC COIN SET LETTERSCollectors of numismatic ephemera may be interested in this lot in the upcoming Stack's Bowers June 2025 Showcase Auction. -Editor Complete Set of Certifying Letters from San Francisco Mint Superintendent T.W.H. Shanahan for Panama-Pacific Exposition Commemorative Coin Set No. 24. A fascinating and rare offering, each of these original typed letters are on San Francisco Mint, Office of the Superintendent letterhead, dated May 28, 1915, and state:
This is to certify that the herewith enclosed is No. 24 of the first issue of one hundred [silver or gold] coins of the denomination of [One Half Dollar, One Dollar, Two and One Half Dollars, round...$50, or octagonal...$50] which were struck from the coining press in the United States Mint at San Francisco, California, in commemoration of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, pursuant to the Act of Congress approved January 16, 1915. [signed] T.W.H. Shanahan Superintendent of the United States Mint, San Francisco, California Each letter, in turn, is accompanied by its original San Francisco Mint, Office of the Superintendent mailing envelope with the individual coin denomination and No. 24 typed along the right edge on the front. All letters and envelopes are well preserved with the paper crisp and free of foxing, soiling and discoloration. Each letter has been folded into thirds horizontally, from when they were inserted into their respective envelope; the envelopes show (very) minor signs of handing along the edges, but there is nothing here that is not easily forgiven, or just as easily overlooked. Lot 3266 in our November 2024 Showcase Auction was for complete set No. 28 of Panama-Pacific Exposition commemorative coins, each accompanied by the original letter from Superintendent Shanahan and envelope, of the same types offered here. That set, with the coins, realized $216,000. We have see very few of these original sets and letters over the years, and the present offering, without the coins, represents an opportunity to acquire just the letters and envelopes that will be more realistic for many collectors. We stress, however, that interested bidders should prepare an aggressive strategy - these original letters are rare, as above, and numismatic demand is strong for all kinds of supporting items related to the Panama-Pacific Exposition commemorative coin program. There are no coins in this lot. (Total: 5 letters; 5 envelopes)
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