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  2. California gold coinage - Wikipedia

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    Also, the small California Gold coins and tokens have been made in many locations other than California, often with a claim of being from California on the piece and these items are generally labeled as California Gold Coins or Tokens. Coin-like ingots were produced from 1849 until 1856 in denominations of $1, $5, $10, $20, $25, and $50.

  3. Trade dollar (United States coin) - Wikipedia

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    John Jay Knox popularized the idea of a dollar coin to compete with the Mexican dollar for use in East Asia. Following the California gold rush that began in 1849 and the Australian gold rush that began in 1851, a larger amount of gold was put into commerce than could be easily absorbed by the normal channels. [1]

  4. United States half dollar mintage figures - Wikipedia

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    Lettered Edge, 1807–1836 (Silver) Year Mint Mintage [4] Comments 1807 (P) 750,500 Small/large stars, 50 over 20, and Bearded Liberty varieties. 1808

  5. Alexey W. Von Schmidt - Wikipedia

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    In 1873 San Francisco civil engineer Allexey W. Von Schmidt built the State Boundary Monument in San Bernardino County, California, near Needles, California. [1] In 1872 and 1873 Von Schmidt did a survey of the border between California and Nevada/Arizona. The California Historic marker is on the dirt road, Pew Road, also called River Road, 2.6 ...

  6. Coinage Act of 1873 - Wikipedia

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    The Coinage Act of 1873 or Mint Act of 1873 was a general revision of laws relating to the Mint of the United States.By ending the right of holders of silver bullion to have it coined into standard silver dollars, while allowing holders of gold to continue to have their bullion made into money, the act created a gold standard by default.

  7. National Gold Bank Note - Wikipedia

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    National Gold Bank Notes were National Bank Notes issued by nine national gold banks in California in the 1870s and 1880s and redeemable in gold. Printed on a yellow-tinted paper, six denominations circulated: $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, and $500. [1] A $1,000 note was designed and printed but never issued. [2]