1849 Double Eagle Die Trial - Cincinnati Mining & Trading, Reverse
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This reverse-only die trial preserves one side of the twenty-dollar gold piece produced by the Cincinnati Mining & Trading Company during the California Gold Rush. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in January 1848 created an unprecedented monetary crisis in California — enormous quantities of raw gold dust and nuggets circulated as currency, but there was no government mint to convert them into standardized coins. Private firms rushed to fill this void, and the Cincinnati Mining & Trading Company was among those that struck gold coins for commercial use. This reverse die trial, struck from only the reverse die, was produced to test that die in isolation. Single-die impressions allowed the coiner to inspect one die's performance without the complicating effects of a paired strike.
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Cincinnati Mining & Trading Company; California Gold Rush territorial coinage
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