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1860 Clark, Gruber & Co. $10 Gold PCGS AU55

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1860 Clark, Gruber & Co. $10 Gold PCGS AU55
Clark, Gruber & Company $10. Pikes Peak. PCGS graded About Uncirculated 55.
A nice golden luster shoots from this coin which has outstanding color, rims, surface freshness, and best of all, eye-appeal.

If you are seeking an example of this historic issue, your search ends here. Coins with higher certifications are seen now and then, but from the standpoint of overall quality, this piece has few peers. Take our word for it -- we probably have catalogued as many Clark, Gruber coins as anyone in numismatics today.

A curious aspect of Clark, Gruber & Co., was the issuance by the firm of paper currency, such as $5 bills, redeemable in gold coins. The unusual aspect occurs when these bills are compared to the Legal Tender or "greenback" notes issued by the Treasury Department in the east during the same period. The federal government's Legal Tender Notes were redeemable only in other paper bills, not in face value in gold or silver coins. (#10137)<p><i>The Endangered Species Collection</i>