1851 "880" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS(PCGS#10211)
1851 "880" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS (PCGS#10211)
The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4419
- 等级
- XF40
- 价格
- 396,255
- 详细说明
- Attractive Augustus Humbert $50 Slug 1851 Augustus Humbert $50 Gold. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. EF-40 (NGC). CAC. An original-looking example of this variety, we note pleasing orange-gold tinting throughout, though there are both reddish and khaki-gold highlights. There are a few scattered abrasions on both the obverse and reverse, along with a couple of old rim bruises, but these are small and fully expected for a piece that saw extensive circulation in the channels of commerce on the rugged frontier. The devices and legends are boldly defined overall, although part of the inscription ...YER OF GOLD is largely indecipherable, save for at certain direct lighting angles. A no-problem, moderately circulated $50 slug. Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers If you do not collect territorial gold coins but have the budget to buy this slug, do so, study it carefully, and then do some reading on the California Gold Rush -- perhaps the most dynamic, historic, and romantic times in American coinage. The era for production of gold coins from small denominations up to $50 pieces was only from 1849 through 1855. PCGS# 10211.