An historic gold coin is to be displayed in San Francisco for the general public for the first time, according to News-Antique.com.
The first gold coin made for the United States, hand-struck in 1787 by George Washington's New York City neighbor and later owned by a prominent 19th century railroad magnate, will be publicly displayed for the first time in San Francisco.
The finest known set of 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition commemorative coins will be exhibited during the first three days of the April Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo.
A rare set of five silver and gold coins made in 1915 at the San Francisco Mint to commemorate that year's Panama-Pacific International Exposition will return to the Bay area for the first time in 91 years.
My last time here was eight years ago. It wasn't for long. We were flying back from a Hawaiian honeymoon, and our plane lost an engine somewhere over the Pacific. We diverted to San Francisco for an emergency landing around 1 a.m.
