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Owens: California Coiners and Assayers

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Owens: California Coiners and Assayers
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Owens, Dan. CALIFORNIA COINERS AND ASSAYERS. Bowers and Merena Galleries, Inc.. 2000. 8vo. 448 pages. Original pictorial boards, Fine. text illustrations. Bibliography. The first encyclopedic dictionary that tells the story of those who created ingots and coins from gold during some of the most pivotal years in American history. While much of California's Gold Rush era has been chronicled, Owens is one of the few to focus on the assayers, bankers and others who played an important role during this period. The study begins by covering the Californian Gold Rush and continues all the way to the end of its private gold coinage era. Over 45 chapters are devoted to Private, California Gold Rush, Pioneer Territorial Gold Coins. Amongst the California Gold Coiners are Baldwin and Company, Kellogg and Company, Moffat and Company, Norris Gregg & Norris, the San Francisco Mint, Wass Molitor and Company, etc. A special chapter is devoted to the Wreck of the SS Central America. Through extensive research and documentation, Owens has created a groundbreaking work for the field of numismatics. Lot weight: 1 lbs 10oz. Subject(s): Coinage - United States.