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Finest Known Pan-Pac Set Highlights March
Santa Clara Expo
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Clara, CA) - The finest known set of 1915 Panama-Pacific International
Exposition commemorative coins will return to the Bay area for the first time
in 91 years and be exhibited during the Santa Clara Coin, Stamp &
Collectibles Expo. The show will be held in the Santa Clara, California
Convention Center, Thursday through Saturday, March 30 - April 1, 2006.
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"This
outstanding exhibit showcases five superb condition gold and silver coins,
registered by Pan-Pac officials as the sixth of 24 original complete sets made
at the time," said Ronald J. Gillio, Expo General Chairman.
Originally
sold for $200 in 1915 and now valued at $700,000, the historic coin set will be
displayed courtesy of Steven L. Contursi, President of Rare Coin Wholesalers,
Dana Point, California
The display also includes:
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the original copper and glass frame and original box that housed the coins when
they were sold;
" a $200 invoice to a buyer in Kansas dated July 29,
1915 signed by Farran Zerbe, Chief of the Coin and Medal Department for the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition indicating this is set number 6 out of
24;
" the June 8, 1940 signed letter and $575 invoice from legendary
Texas dealer, B. Max Mehl, who re-sold the set to a Los Angeles buyer;
" and an original booklet from the famous Exposition that was held in
San Francisco from February 20 through December 4,
1915.
The coins in the Pan-Pac set in the exhibit are
certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation as follows:
1915-S silver
half dollar, NGC MS-66
1915-S gold $1, NGC MS-67
1915-S gold $2.5, NGC
MS-67
1915-S gold $50 octagonal, NGC MS-65
1915-S gold $50 round, NGC
MS-67
eBay, a co-sponsor of the Santa Clara Expo, will present two
educational seminars, "Buying and Selling on eBay," conducted by eBay
consultant, Troy Thoreson, at noon on both Friday and Saturday, March 31 and
April 1.
More than 500 dealers will be buying and selling rare coins,
bank notes, stamps and postcards, historical documents and other collectibles.
The Cupertino Coin Club will display educational exhibits.
Superior
Galleries of Beverly Hills, California will conduct the official auction during
the show. A children's treasure hunt will be conducted between 11 a.m. and 3
p.m., Saturday, April 1, and a gold coin door prize will be awarded each day.
Public hours are Thursday, March 30, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday and
Saturday, March 31 and April 1, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Admission is $6
(good for all three days); $3 for seniors (65 and up) and children 8 to 16;
children 7 and under admitted free.
Free parking is available at the
Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway.
For
additional information, between March 29 - April 1, call (408) 748-7055.
Online: www.SantaClaraExpo.com.
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Media Contact:
Ronald
J. Gillio, (805) 962-9939
Steven L. Contursi, (949) 488-9530
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| Publication Date: 03/01/2006 |
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