2013 April Treasures & Tribes Auction

1856 Similar, but 9th, 10th, and 12th stars very close to device; date changed to 1856, N. replaces star below wreath. The only signed Nouizillet roun

1856 Even gold color, fields marred by many scratches (to remove evidence of mount?). PCGS Genuine (Damage or Tooling -- AU Details). Ex Stack’s Ameri

1853 Arms of California, 13 tiny stars around, date below; eagle with shield, CALIFORNIA GOLD/ HALF DOLLAR around. Unique designs make this a key to a

1854 Unusual Liberty head with coarse curls and hollow neck, 13 stars around; eagle with shield and branch, but no scroll (!), HALF DOL. 1854 around.

c1853-4 Gold color, mount removed, cleaned. PCGS Genuine (Mount Removed -- AU Details). Serial# 26897428 Totheroh Collection HKA#63607

c1853-4 Attractive gold color, well struck, heavily cleaned reverse; 3 arrows removed and "D" engraved on shield, in relief--a love token?...

1853 Same obverse die; larger crude eagle, CALIFORNIA COLD [!] 1853 above ONE DOL at ends of rocky base, all letters crowded and irregularly punched.

1854 This type is illustrated on the front cover of Dye’s Gold and Silver Coin Chart Manual (1854 or 1855), valued at 98 cents as circulating money. S

1853 Beaded circle type, dated 1853. Smaller head as used on Frontier, Deviercy Co.’s octagonal ½ dollars (see Lots 082-092), 10 stars around;...

1853 Light wear, unmarred obverse fields, lightly toned with flashes of iridescence. PCGS AU58. Serial# 26897432 Totheroh Collection HKA#63612

1853 Bright gold color. PCGS Genuine (Cleaning -- UNC Details). Serial# 26897433 Totheroh Collection HKA#63613

1854 Same obverse; reverse similar, but date changed to 1854 and has extra star after GOLD. Another named Frontier Deviercy issue. Extremely Rare: 10

1854 Same obverse; same reverse reworked, now with 4 large 5-pointed stars. (Thanks to Mike Locke for this observation.) By Frontier, Deviercy Co. Ve

1854 Same obverse; similar reverse, only 2 large 5-pointed stars, none left of FD, only 1 before GOLD. Issued by Frontier Deviercy. Untoned gold colo

1854 Ruby toning with patches of blue and green--giving almost a cameo effect on the obverse--yellow gold breaking through on lettering and highlights

1854 A specimen is crudely illustrated in Im Weltverkehr Coursirende Gold-und-Silbermuenzen in Ihrer Natuerlichen Groesse U. Zeichnung. Die Groesste a

1854 Same obverse; similar reverse, FD at bottom, only 1 5-pointed star, at upper right. By Frontier Deviercy. Rare. Very lightly toned gold color, v

1854 Attractive bright gold color, few very faint scratches in fields, small adhesion near beaded circle, "cleaning" not evident. PCGS Gen...

c1854-5 Similar obverse but 10 larger, 5-pointed stars; same reverse, reground, date changed to 1855 (last 5 heavily repunched). The last named Fronti

1856 Same obverse, now repolished and rusted, nose partially reengraved; similar reverse, small thin date 1856, FD omitted, stars flank GOLD. The last

1853 M. Deriberpie, the maker of an extensive series of signed octagonal dollars, was arrested on April 12, 1853 for making them--together with his as

1853 Similar obverse with crisscross die file marks on neck; same reverse die, much the worse for wear. A signed Deriberpie product. Extremely Rare: o

1853 (3 obverse cracks from upper and upper right rim to top of head and from chin to truncation; on reverse, 3 cracks from rims extend through C, bea

1853 New obverse die with 8 perfect stars, end of truncation rests on 1st, upper bun joins 6th; same reverse die as BG-517, but struck before BG-517,

1853 Brilliant Uncirculated, weakly struck on bun, stars, and GOLD; bright gold color, with light toning on chin, magenta and blue highlights at left

1853 Certain to have been issued in 1853, because two were recovered from the wreck of the S.S. Winfield Scott, which sailed December 1, 1853. Almost

1853 Light cameo contrast between golden portrait and obverse field with reddish toning and patches of iridescent blue-green; light reddish toned reve

1853 Same obverse die; 3 and right star very close to beaded circle. Yet another Deriberpie product. Very Rare. Attractive cameo-like contrast between

1853 This type is listed among the "California Coins" in Montroville Wilson Dickeson, M.D., The American Numismatical Manual, Philadelphia...

1853 Obverse lightly polished, reverse fresh, faint toning around periphery. PCGS Genuine (Cleaning -- AU Details). Serial# 26897449 Totheroh Collecti

1853 Similar obverse, stars very close to border except 2nd and 3rd; bust point aims directly at 1st; same reverse. Also issued by Deriberpie. Very Ra

1853 Known to have actually been issued in 1853, because one was recovered from the wreck of the sidewheel steamer S.S. Winfield Scott, which departed

1853 Two of these were likewise recovered from the wreck of the S.S. Winfield Scott, which sailed December 1, 1853. Similar obverse, but 4th star too

1853 Strong details, cleaned. PCGS Genuine (Cleaning -- AU Details). Serial# 26897452 Totheroh Collection HKA#63645

1854 Similar type, evenly-spaced stars; wide date, spaced 1 85 4, L’s have feet. Last year of Deriberpie’s issues. Extremely Rare: a mere 9 examples l

1854 Same obverse; closer date, L’s like I’s, legend close to beaded circle. A final M. Deriberpie mintage. Very Rare. Even gold color both sides, pla

1853 A large number of these were certainly issued in 1853, because 15 or 16 of them were recovered from the wreck of the S.S. Winfield Scott, which s

1853 Equally sharp and lustrous, slight evidence of handling in fields, pit in flan between IA from foreign matter, now missing. PCGS AU55. Serial# 26

1853 Even gold color both sides, fields have minute pebbled appearance from treatment of some sort. PCGS Genuine (Cleaning -- AU Details). Serial# 268

1853 Two of this type were also recovered from the Winfield Scott. Similar Liberty head, stars arranged 6 + 1 + 6; same reverse. Another signed Nouizi

1854 Same obverse, date changed to 1854, inscription in wreath, N. omitted. Attributed to Nouizillet because of shared obverse die. Evan gold color, d

1854 Strong strike, bright gold color, few handling marks. PCGS AU58. Serial# 26897461 Totheroh Collection HKA#63653

1854 Sharply struck, much luster remaining. PCGS Genuine (Mount Removed -- UNC Details). Serial# 26897460 Totheroh Collection HKA#63654

1855 Same obverse, repolished; similar reverse but date now 1855, N. R. follows GOLD. The only signed issue of Nouizillet Routhier. Bright gold color

1855 Even gold color (except as noted); plugged at top of obverse, star reengraved, not the best job of matching the original alloy since the plug has

1855 Yellow gold, retains some prooflike luster. PCGS AU58. Serial# 26897465 Totheroh Collection HKA#63657

1854 By "Unknown Maker B," perhaps Auguste Dubois and his associate John Waschwald or John Oswald, struck by them in a secret room in the ...

1854 Even in Gold Rush San Francisco, the jewelers who made small California gold pieces were not certain that a dollar emulating the U.S. coin, but c

c1863 Reeded edge restrike from 1906-1908 era H. Kroll Co. dies, 0.69 g. About 18k gold. Copies a Period Two octagonal gold dollar; a well-documented

c1854 Issued by "Unknown Maker I," who made a series of extremely rare octagonal halves, all represented in the Totheroh Collection. This ...