1851 "880" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS65 认证号36753383, PCGS号10211

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Ron Guth

This is the second generation of $50 "slugs" produced under the auspices of Augustus Humbert, who ran the U.S. Assay Office of gold in San Francisco, California.  Unlike the various private firms producing their own ingots and coins during this period, the U.S. Assay Office was an officially sanctioned operation. 

This "new and improved" version of the $50 slug eliminated some of the time-consuming operations involved with the production of the earliest versions.  Most notably, the legends that had to be applied by hand to the edge faces in the first issues were now engraved into the face (obverse) die.  This one improvement eliminated seven single steps in production.  Also, the date (1851) and fineness (880) appeared in the die instead of having to be punched in by hand, eliminating two more steps.  Reeding replaced the former edge lettering to prevent clipping or shaving.

Don Kagin assigned this version K-5 in his 1981 "Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States."  Kagin listed this variety as Low R-5, representing approximately 75-100 survivors.

Because of their heavy weight, many of these coins have bruises or dents on the corners, thus they should all be examined carefully for evidence of repair.  High grade examples are very rare, with only a few Uncirculated examples known.  The finest known example is an amazing NGC MS65* sold by Bowers & Merena for a whopping $460,000 back in 2008.

PCGS #
10211
直径
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重量
0.00 克
铸币数量
0
金属成分
Gold
更高评级数量
0
评级较低的钱币数量
128
地区
The United States of America
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位置 评级 缩略图 家谱和历史
1 MS65 PCGS grade

Bowers & Merena 9/2008:681, $460,000

2 MS62 PCGS grade MS62 PCGS grade

Flannagan Territorial Collection - Legend 12/2013:266, $299,000 (plate-matched) - Kagin’s

3 MS61 PCGS grade
3 MS61 PCGS grade
5 AU58 PCGS grade AU58 PCGS grade
#1 MS65 PCGS grade

Bowers & Merena 9/2008:681, $460,000

MS62 PCGS grade #2 MS62 PCGS grade

Flannagan Territorial Collection - Legend 12/2013:266, $299,000 (plate-matched) - Kagin’s

#3 MS61 PCGS grade
#3 MS61 PCGS grade
AU58 PCGS grade #5 AU58 PCGS grade