Plain Edge. The first coiner’s name to appear in California newspapers was Norris, Gregg & Norris and they were very probably the first private company to issue gold in California. These half eagles were struck from 100% California Gold in May of 1849. The present example is sharply struck with semi proof-like fields and has […]

Large Date. C-1. Well struck with glossy chocolate brown surfaces that display a tiny trace of red.

Well detailed with pleasing antique gold surfaces. A better date with a mintage of just 10,945.

A pleasing example of this scarce date with sharp detail and lustrous original toned surfaces. Just a touch of high-point friction keeps this out of a mint state holder. Only 140,000 minted with few high grade survivors.

Over 2 million minted but very few have survived in mint state. This is a nice brilliant example with vibrant mint luster and a very sharp strike. The surfaces are quite attractive with fewer abrasions than typically encountered for the grade.

Well detailed with a well defined head, stars, and wreath. The surfaces are lustrous and mostly white with light toning mainly at the borders.

Overdate, FS-301. Well struck and nearly mint state with attractive green, gold, and blue toning.

There is some disagreement among experts as to whether the under-digit is a ‘6’ or an ‘8’. The lower half of that digit is very clear and to the left and well below the ‘9’. To this cataloger, it certainly looks like an ‘8’. This is a well struck and lustrous example with satiny silver-white […]

Moffat & Co. of San Francisco struck rectangular gold ingots and gold coins. They produced $5 pieces in 1849 and 1850 and $10 pieces in 1849. The words MOFFAT & CO appear on Liberty’s coronet instead of LIBERTY as seen on regular U.S. Mint issues. This is one of the few mint state survivors of […]