Whitman Expo
1855 Kellogg & Co. 20 Dollar Gold MS Short Arrows, K-3b Values
Details
The 1855 twenty-dollar piece is similar to that of 1854. The letters on the reverse are larger and the arrows longer on one 1854 variety. There are die varieties of both. Approximately 150 1855-dated Kellogg $20s are known today from at least three distinct die pairings. The K-3 shares the long arrows reverse die with the 1854 Kagin-2 Kellogg $20. Somewhere around a dozen mint-state examples are known for all varieties of 1855 Kellogg $20s, and any original, attractive uncirculated specimen would qualify for the condition census. 29 examples were recovered from the S.S. Central America.
Obverse: Liberty Head with KELLOGG & CO on diadem 1855 13 stars around
Reverse: Federal eagle SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA TWENTY D.
Basic Information
GSID:
376017
Coin Date:
1855
Denomination:
G$20 / 20 Dollar Gold
Designation:
MS
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
San Francisco
Mintage:
Approx. 150 knwn all vars.
Coinage Type:
Private & Pioneer Gold
Coinage Years:
1854-1855
Composition:
Gold
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Kellogg & Co.
Variety 2:
Short Arrows, K-3b
Rarity:
R-5
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
