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Name or Denominations
'1855' $50 Kellogg, Comm Restrike S.S. Central America, DCAM
Issuer
United States
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1855
Currency
Dollar (1792-date)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
83.7 g
Diameter
44 mm
Thickness
5.5 mm
Material
Gold
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Reeded
Technique
Struck
Front design
Augustus Humbert, Assayer of the U.S. Assay Office of Gold in San Francisco, is depicted.
Back design
A bald eagle with a shield on its breast, holding an olive branch and three arrows in its talons. The inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "FIFTY DOLLARS" are present.
Year of Minting
1855
Ruler
NA
Mint location
Philadelphia
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment
Inscriptions
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 50 DOLLARS | KEL LOGG & CO. | SAN FRANCISCO | CALIFORNIA
Context
: These are restrikes from the original $50 1855 Proof Kelogg of which there are only about 14 known. The Restrikes were produced from gold ingots recovered from the S.S. Central America. The restrikes were produced by the California Historical Society in San Francisco.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
California Gold (1849-1855)
In circulation
NA
Demonetized
No
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