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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow this is the gold that started the 1849 Gold Rush!
I'll start the grading at AU-50
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Pillar of the Community
United States
9796 Posts |
I can see AU50 but I think I will go EF45 on yhis one.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
Nice coin with an awesome write up!
AU-50
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5686 Posts |
Fascinating history, and great article. I'll say AU-53.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18717 Posts |
the obverse looks AU55 reverse AU53. i'll go with AU53. a very interesting coin and backstory of its journey.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Nice write up. I'll guess AU50 on this one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
Very interesting article. I learned some things I had not known previously.
AU-58
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
This is what I love about collecting coins, the history. What a great piece of history and excellent account of the making.  AU53. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4963 Posts |
Very interesting story and coin! I have heard of this issue before, but knew only what the Red Book had to say. I'll go AU-50. Edited by Numisma
05/26/2016 12:47 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1499 Posts |
Slider23 got it right. This 1848 CAL quarter eagle is graded AU-55. My photography does not show the amount of luster that is on this piece. The fields are only partially dulled by a slight amount of wear. For those who might be interested in seeing the poorest known example of the 1848 CAL $2.50 gold, I'd say that this is a prime candidate. The piece has been holed and the reverse only grades AG-3. The obverse was made into a love token. The dealer who owned this piece loaned to me for photographing many years ago. Even then the asking price was $1,200, which I declined.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4963 Posts |
Interesting piece. Thanks for sharing!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1463 Posts |
What a fascinating story!
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