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CA, San Francisco--S.F. Standard Mint Pattern

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
CA, San Francisco--S.F. Standard Mint Pattern
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1851 Obv.: Head of Liberty facing left with LIBERTY incused on coronet, 13 stars around and 1851 below; Rev.: a wreath around border, open at top.e Large 5 at top with DOLLARS below it. Below this SAN FRANCISCO / STANDARD MINT / 22 CARAT / FINE; lines appear below DOLLARS, STANDARD MINT AND FINE.

These $5 nickel alloy patterns are assumed to have been issued in Birmingham, England in 1851. Like the San Francisco, State of California issues, they were probably made by an English company as a proposed general coinage for San Francisco. {Kagin, Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States}

This piece is certified by NGC as FINE DETAILS DAMAGED. Kagin assigned an R8 rating to this rare piece. HKA#62589