1850 1850' Baldwin & Co. 'Restrike' - Silver Gold Eagle

Coin Details

Auction Record

$8,250 BU 12-01-1997 Stack's

Description

This silver restrike of the 1850 Baldwin & Company gold eagle is a numismatic collectible produced well after the original gold issues, using either original or copied dies to create pieces in silver rather than gold. These restrikes are part of a broader nineteenth-century pattern where dies from defunct private mints were occasionally reused to produce collector pieces in non-standard metals. The design mirrors the original 1850 Baldwin gold eagle, with the Liberty Head obverse and eagle reverse carrying the "BALDWIN & CO." legend. The use of silver immediately distinguishes this as a non-circulating issue never intended for commerce. While they lack the historical immediacy of the original gold issues struck during the Gold Rush, they preserve the die work and designs of mints that operated for only brief periods. For collectors unable to acquire the extremely rare gold originals, silver restrikes offer an attainable way to own an impression from these historically significant dies. The numismatic community classifies such pieces separately from the original gold issues, and they carry their own Kagin reference numbers reflecting their distinct status as collectible restrikes rather than circulating coinage.

Rarity Notes

Rare restrike. Produced in limited numbers for collectors. Significantly less valuable than gold originals but scarce in their own right.

Cross References

K-1G (Kagin). Silver restrike of the K-2 gold eagle design.