LOT Heritage Rare Coin Galleries  /  2007 Long Beach, CA Sig. Coin Auction #430  / 

5340

From The Frank J. McCarthy Jr. Collection.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
From The Frank J. McCarthy Jr. Collection.
<B>1851 $50 LE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous.--Repaired, Whizzed--NCS. XF Details.</B></I> K-2, R.5. Since Augustus Humbert was the United States Assayer of Gold in California in 1851, there is a certain logic to including these pieces as a part of the regular U.S. series of coinage. As Don Kagin pointed out in his reference on the series, "this provisional mint operated very much like a regular U.S. branch mint." This is a reasonably well detailed coin for the grade with localized weakness on the eagle's breast and around the peripheral lettering (as always). Numerous small to medium-sized abrasions are scattered over each side, as expected on such a large gold coin. The surfaces are bright from cleaning, and it appears that the area around the date has had some repair work done.<BR><I>From The Frank J. McCarthy Jr. Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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