U.S. Assay Office (1852-1853)

Base

About This Coin

The United States Assay Office of Gold in San Francisco under Curtis, Perry & Ward, 1852-1853: fifty-dollar pieces at 887 and 900 THOUS., ten- and twenty-dollar pieces, copper trials and later restrikes of an 1852 pattern obverse.

Specifications

Denomination

Territorial

Series

California Gold (1849-1855)

Strike Types & Varieties(12)

Strike TypeVerified

1853 Proof Assay 900 Gold Double Eagle

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About This Coin

Specifications

Strike Types & Varieties(12)

1852 California Gold $50 - "887" $50 "Assayer" Inverted

1852 California Gold $50 - "887" $50 U.S. Assay Office

1852 California Gold $50 - "900" $50 U.S. Assay Office

1852 Proof U.S. Assay Office Ten Dollar - Copper

1852 U.S. Assay Office Fifty Dollar - Lead Obverse Restrike

1852 U.S. Assay Office Fifty Dollar - Silver Obverse Restrike

1852 U.S. Assay Office Gold Eagle

1853 "884" U.S. Assay Office Gold Double Eagle

1853 "900" U.S. Assay Office Gold Double Eagle

1853 "900" U.S. Assay Office Gold Eagle

1853 Assay 884 Gold Eagle