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  2. California gold coinage - Wikipedia

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    A gold plated California Gold token dated 1852 but struck in the 1960s. California gold coinage is a broad category of privately-issued coin-like items that were used in place of official currency in the United States territory (later state) of California during the gold rush of 1849.

  3. Saddle Ridge Hoard - Wikipedia

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    The Saddle Ridge Hoard is the name given to a hoard of 1,427 gold coins unearthed in the western half of the Shasta Cascade region, of Northern California in 2013. The face value of the coins totaled $27,980, but was assessed to be worth $10 million.

  4. 1851 $50 Humbert - Wikipedia

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    The 1851 Humbert $50 gold ingot was an Ingot produced by Moffat and Company, under the direction of Augustus Humbert (U.S. Assayer of the treasury) [1] This "coin", while technically an ingot, was still used and unofficially considered currency. It was also the largest ingot produced during the California Gold Rush, weighing almost 2.5 oz.

  5. Rare coin issued after the California Gold Rush sold at ...

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    California Gold Rush Coin. This photo provided by Stack's Bowers Galleries shows a rare $20 double eagle gold coin from 1870, which sold for $1,440,000 at an auction Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in ...

  6. Coinage Act of 1849 - Wikipedia

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    The Coinage Act of 1849 was an Act of the United States Congress passed during the California Gold Rush authorizing the Mint to produce two new gold coins in response to the increased gold supply: the small gold dollar and the large double eagle worth twenty dollars. The Act also defined permissible variances in gold coinage.

  7. California gold rush - Wikipedia

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    The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. [1] The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. [ 2 ]

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