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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the State of California (1851) series of Private & Pioneer Gold in the U.S. Coins contains 4 distinct entries with CPG® values between $20,000.00 and $20,000.00. Augustus Humbert, a New York watchcase maker, was appointed United States assayer, and he placed his

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the State of California (1851) series of Private & Pioneer Gold in the U.S. Coins contains 4 distinct entries with CPG® values between $20,000.00 and $20,000.00.

Augustus Humbert, a New York watchcase maker, was appointed United States assayer,

and he placed his name and the government stamp on the ingots of gold issued by Moffat & Co. The assay office, a provisional government mint, was a temporary expedient to

accommodate the Californians until the establishment of a permanent branch mint.

The fifty-dollar gold piece was accepted by most banks and merchants as legal

tender on a par with standard U.S. gold coins and was known variously as a slug,

quintuple eagle, or five-eagle piece. It was officially termed an ingot.

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1851 G$2 1/2 State of California MS
1851 G$2 1/2 State of California MS
1851 G$5 State of California, San Francisco Mint MS
1851 G$5 State of California, San Francisco Mint MS
1851 G$10 State of California MS
1851 G$10 State of California MS
1851 $20 State of California, Gilt, K-4 MS
1851 $20 State of California, Gilt, K-4 MS
Value Range: $20,000 - $20,000
$20,000 - $20,000

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