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Estimated Value
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$900,000
Name or Denominations
1852/1 $20 Humbert
Issuer
United States
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1852
Currency
Dollar (1792-date)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
33.4 g
Diameter
39 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Gold
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Reeded
Technique
Proof
Front design
Augustus Humbert, U.S. Assayer of Gold, seated left, holding a scroll and quill pen.
Back design
Eagle with shield on breast, holding an olive branch and three arrows, denomination and date.
Year of Minting
1852
Ruler
NA
Mint location
Philadelphia
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment
Inscriptions
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | E PLURIBUS UNUM | 20 DOLLARS | A. HUMBERT | U.S. ASSAYER | SAN FRANCISCO | CALIFORNIA GOLD
Context
: Only two examples are known of the Proof 1852/1 Humbert $20. The better of the two examples came from the personal collection of Augustus Humbert, through the Zabriskie, Ellsworth, and Garrett Collections, and last appeared on the market in May 1992, when it sold for $374,000. The second example came from the personal collection of John Glover Kellogg (coiner for Moffatt & Co.), through the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, and last appeared in May 2004, when it sold for $287,500. These are incredible coins that represent the finest efforts of the U.S. Assay Office.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
California Gold (1849-1855)
In circulation
NA
Demonetized
No
Marketplace listings
0
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