Whitman Expo
1849 Pacific Company One Dollar Gold MS K-4 Values
Details
The Pacific Company gold dollar was believed to only exist as a pattern in silver until 1999, when a metal detectorist discovered an example buried in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A second specimen was properly attributed by numismatist Stuart Levine in 2002, after being misidentified as a gilt silver pattern for nearly a century. In 2022, a third example appeared, having been held by a family since the 1920s when it was pulled from the coin box in a San Francisco cable car. All known pieces are struck in debased gold (approximately.600-fine). Formerly known as (K-Unlisted) this item was cataloged as K-4 in 2025.
Obverse: Liberty cap on pole in a glory of rays with 30 stars 1 DOLLAR
Reverse: Eagle with laurel and mining hammer PACIFIC COMPANY CALIFORNIA 1849
Basic Information
GSID:
285887
Coin Date:
1849
Denomination:
G$1 / One Dollar Gold
Designation:
MS
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
California
Mintage:
3 known
Coinage Type:
Private & Pioneer Gold
Coinage Years:
1849
Composition:
De-based Gold
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Pacific Company
Variety 2:
K-4
Rarity:
R-7+
Physical Characteristics
Fineness:
0.6
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
