1860 Clark, Gruber & Co. $2.50 Gold MS K-1 Values

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1860 Clark, Gruber & Co. $2.50 Gold MS K-1 Values

Details

Like most of the California private gold issues after 1849, the Clark, Gruber & Company $2 1/2 gold pieces were designed in imitation of the standard U.S. gold coins in circulation at the time. Today, there are around 100 examples in private hands, the vast majority of which grade AU. The finest known examples grade gem mint state, and in order to be considered condition census, an 1860 Clark Gruber quarter eagle would have to be a strictly original choice BU.

Obverse: Liberty Head with CLARK & Co. on diadem 1860 13 stars around

Reverse: Federal eagle. PIKES PEAK GOLD DENVER. 2 1/2 D.

Basic Information

GSID:

11738

Coin Date:

1860

Denomination:

G$2 1/2 / $2.50 Gold

Designation:

MS

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Denver, Colorado

Mintage:

Approx. 100 known

Coinage Type:

Private & Pioneer Gold

Coinage Years:

1860-1861

Composition:

Gold

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Clark, Gruber & Co.

Variety 2:

K-1

Rarity:

R-4

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Business

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Obverse Lettering:

CLARK & Co., 1860

Reverse Lettering:

PIKES PEAK GOLD DENVER. 2 1/2 D.

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