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1851 Baldwin 20 Dollar Gold MS K-5 Values
Details
The Baldwin & Co. twenty-dollar piece was the first of that denomination issued in California. Baldwin coins are believed to have contained about 2% copper alloy. Although five Baldwin $20s are known, two examples are impounded (one in the Smithsonian Institution, and the other in the collection assembled by the Bank of California), and another was stolen from Willis Dupont in 1967 and has not been recovered. The two remaining examples grade choice XF and choice AU.
Obverse: Liberty Head with BALDWIN & Co. on diadem, 1851, 13 stars around.
Reverse: Federal eagle S.M.V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. TWENTY D.
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
San Francisco
Mintage:
5 known
Coinage Type:
Private & Pioneer Gold
Coinage Years:
1850-51
Composition:
Gold
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Baldwin
Variety 2:
K-5
Rarity:
R-H7
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Designer:
Albrecht Kuner
Obverse Lettering:
BALDWIN & Co., 1851
Obverse Designer:
Albrecht Kuner
Reverse Lettering:
S.M.V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. TWENTY D.
Reverse Designer:
Albrecht Kuner
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