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1851 U.S. Assay Office $50 slug, 887 THOUS. PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:5,500.00 USD Estimated At:11,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
1851 U.S. Assay Office $50 slug, 887 THOUS. PCGS
<Our item number 137127><B>1851 U.S. Assay Office &#36;50 &#34;slug&#34;, 887 THOUS. Reeded edge. PCGS graded Fine-15.</B> Normal amount of light marks for this grade. An historic offering, the &#36;50 gold pieces of the Gold Rush period served as the chief means of monetary transactions for several years, and saw hard service. Hundreds of thousands were produced, but you wouldn&#39;t know that from the surviving numbers. For once the U.S. Mint opened in San Francisco in 1854, large numbers of the Territorial Gold pieces, not only &#36;50 slugs but all others, were gathered up and recoined into &#40;mostly&#41; &#36;10 Eagles and &#36;20 Double Eagles. <B>Pop 14 in Fine condition</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 10214&#41;</B>. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;11,000 - 12,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 137127<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/137127.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/137127N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>