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1850 Dubosq & Co. 10 Dollar Gold MS K-2 Values
Details
Prior to the 1980s, there were only six known Dubosq $10s -- two of which were impounded (one in the Smithsonian Institution, and the other in the collection of the Bank of California). In the mid-1980s, a pair were dug up in California, and another example was discovered in the wreckage of the S.S. Central America. Around 2010, a holed example was discovered in a box of California tokens. Today, the finest strictly original Dubosq $10 is a choice VF.
Obverse: Liberty Head with DUBOSQ & Co. on diadem, 1850, 13 stars around
Reverse: Federal eagle S.M.V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. TEN D.
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
San Francisco
Mintage:
8 known
Coinage Type:
Private & Pioneer Gold
Coinage Years:
1850
Composition:
Gold
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Dubosq & Co.
Variety 2:
K-2
Rarity:
R-L7
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Designer:
James B. Longacre
Obverse Lettering:
DUBOSQ & Co., 1850
Obverse Designer:
James B. Longacre
Reverse Lettering:
S.M.V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. TEN D.
Reverse Designer:
James B. Longacre
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