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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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
The $20 double eagle was authorized after the California Gold Rush brought an abundance of gold supply, Kraljevich said. The last time this specific coin was sold was at a Stack’s auction in ...
Lawson's map of the Gold Regions is the first map to accurately depict California's Gold Regions. Issued in January 1849, at the beginning of the California gold rush, Lawson's map was produced specifically for prospectors and miners. A Correct Map of the Bay of San Francisco and the Gold Region from actual Survey June 20th. 1849 for J.J. Jarves.
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.
The fastest clipper ships cut the travel time from New York to San Francisco from seven months to four months in the 1849 California Gold Rush. [1]A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune.