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GEM MATTE PROOF WITH DIAMOND CUT LOOK. ONLY 165 STRUCK. In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson triggered the explosion of theGamboa Dike, sending water flooding into the now-complete Panama Canal. Thecompletion of the 48-mile-long waterway connected the Atlantic and PacificOceans, bypassing the need to sail the treacherous journey around Cape Horn.This 1913 quarter eagle recalls the completion of one of the greatestengineering feats of the 20 th century. <o:p></o:p>