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3650- 1849 Norris, Gregg & Norris (San Francisco) $5 Go

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
3650- 1849 Norris, Gregg & Norris (San Francisco) $5 Go
<Our item number 113137><B>1849 Norris, Gregg & Norris &#40;San Francisco&#41; &#36;5 Gold. Plain edge.</B> Bent. A nicely struck, toned example which lists in the red book at &#36;27,500. Full clear &#34;5&#34; visible on the shield. Norris, Gregg & Norris issued what is considered to be the first of the California private gold coins. A newspaper account dated May 31, 1849, described a five-dollar gold coin, struck at Benicia City, though with the imprint San Francisco. It mentioned the private stamp of Norris, Gregg & Norris. The initials N.G.&N. were not identified until 1902, when the coins of Augustus Humbert were sold <B>&#40;PCGS # 10279&#41;</B>. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;10,000-12,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 113137<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/113137.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/113137N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>