1861 Clark, Gruber & Co. Twenty Dollar - White Metal

Coin Details

Description

The 1861 White Metal Clark, Gruber & Company Double Eagle is an off-metal striking of the firm's twenty-dollar dies in white metal (a tin-lead alloy), produced for numismatic purposes rather than circulation. The white metal striking reproduces the full design of the regular 1861 gold double eagle. In white metal, the silvery surface provides high contrast that can reveal design details more clearly than gold strikings. White metal territorial gold patterns represent an interesting intersection of frontier commerce and Eastern collecting culture. The production of white metal specimens acknowledges the broader numismatic community.

Rarity Notes

Extremely rare. White metal off-metal strikings from Clark Gruber dies are known in only a handful of examples.