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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.
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.
1855 $3 United States Sierra Foothills Estate Heritage Auctions: August 2011 $1,320,000 1894 10C United States Dr. Jerry Buss Stack's Bowers: August 2019 $1,298,000 1992 Gold 2000 Yuan China Champion Auctions Hong Kong [48] August 2011 $1,292,500 1792 Half Disme J-7 Pattern United States Floyd Starr Heritage Auctions: August 2014 $1,292,500 ...
The face value of the coins totaled $27,980, but was assessed to be worth $10 million. The hoard contains $27,460 in twenty-dollar coins, $500 in ten-dollar coins, and $20 in five-dollar coins, all dating from 1847 to 1894. The collection is the largest known discovery of buried gold coins that has ever been recovered in the United States. [1]
Territorial gold was the gold token coinage that began to be produced in U.S. territories at the time of the California Gold Rush. California gold coins were issued from 1849 to 1883; Mormon gold coinage in Utah Territory from 1848 to 1860; " beaver coins " in Oregon Territory in 1849; and gold coins in Colorado Territory from 1860 to 1861.
Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse $1: Christa McAuliffe dollar [3] Christa McAuliffe [3] TBA Ag 99.9% Authorized: 350,000 (max) January 28, 2021 $1: Morgan Dollar (no mint mark) [4] Liberty Eagle clasping arrows and olive branch Ag 99.9% Authorized: 250,000 (max) August 10, 2021 Morgan Dollar (D ...
Many rare coin price records were broken in the January 14, 2024, Florida United Numismatist (FUN) auction, including the finest known example of an 1855 Kellogg & Co. $50 for $1.26 million, one of only two known examples of an 1860 Half Eagle for $1.14 million, and the finest known example of an 1851 Schultz & Co. Half Eagle which drew $1.02 ...
Replica (1968–2014) The site of the mill is part of the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, registered as California Historical Landmark number 530. [10]On September 8, 1965, a groundbreaking was held to begin the construction of a replica of the original structure, based on Marshall's own drawings and a photograph of the mill taken circa 1850. [11]