1914 Panama Canal Completion So-Called-Dollar HK-398 - About Uncirculated+

Obv. Involved design depicting boat passing through Canal, full female figure standing on prow, long rays from head and shoulders, arms outstretched; each hand rests on a world globe (eastern and western hemispheres); on ribbon, across body, connecting globes Oceani Inter Se Columbid Coniunguntur (translation: "Columbia unites the oceans"); above on ribbons, at head of figure, to l. Prosperity, to r. To All Nations; at lower r. edge, microscopic © J. F. N.

Rev. At top Seal of Canal Zone; around top Commemorating the Opening, across of (Seal) The / Panama Canal / to the / Commerce of the World / smaller This Medal Copyrighted and Bearing / A Serial number is one of 50000 Car / -rried on the Vessel making the First / Passage Through the Panama Canal / as Authenticated in Certificate / Signed by / (signed) Geo. W. Goethals / Chief Engineer / and Chairman / lsthmian Canal Commission; below this is serial number (incuse) on panel or ribbon; below around microscopic Copyrighted 1913 J. F. Newman

I tend to grade medals very conservatively. This one is nice, probably the nicest raw specimen of this issue I've ever seen. I'm calling it AU+ (and pricing it as such), but this would be a case where I'd say there is likely little risk in shooting for a higher grade and submitting.