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1863- 1855 Kellogg & Co. (San Francisco) $50 Gold Round

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 3,500.00 USD
1863- 1855 Kellogg & Co. (San Francisco) $50 Gold Round
<Our item number 111843><B>1855 Kellogg & Co &#40;San Francisco&#41; &#36;50 Gold Round Commemorative Restrike. PCGS graded Gem Proof</B>. Struck in San Francisco September, 2001. These huge gold coins were struck from transfer dies made from the original 1855 Kellogg and Company dies. The planchets were made from original Kellogg and Humbert assayers gold ingots recovered from the<B> <I>S.S. Central America</I></B> treasure. This coin has a stamp on the reverse above the eagle showing the actual day in September it was struck and. C.H.S &#40;California Historical Society&#41;. This coin also bears an inscription &#34;S.S. Central America Gold, C.H.S.&#34; on the reverse ribbon. This coin is listed in the Guide Book on page 359.<BR><BR>This coin comes with a custom hand-hammered copper frame with gold imprinted purple ribbons -- modeled after the San Francisco Jewelers Shreve & Co., for the famous 1915-S Panama-Pacific commemorative coins, and all is housed in a custom box. <BR><BR>Less than 5000 of these coi ns were minted in 2001 and they have retailed for over &#36;5000. A truly historic commemorative coin struck from the actual gold recovered from the <B><I>S.S. Central America</I></B> ship wreck. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;3,000-3,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 111843<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/111843.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>