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1860 CLARK, GRUBER & CO.
FIVE DOLLARS
PCGS No: 10136
Rarity:
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: Unknown
Proofs: None
Engravers:
Diameter:
Metal Content:
Gold -
Weight: ± grains or ±
grams
Edge:
Mintmark: None
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Images courtesy of Early
American History Auctions Recent
appearances:
NGC AU-55 (illustrated above). Ex - Early American History
Auctions, Inc.'s Mail Bid Sale, October 14, 2000, Lot 1148, where it
was described as follows: "Struck in bright, green-colored
gold, with hints of coppery toning on both sides. The strike is
decidedly above-average, with little of the weakness for which these
shallow relief dies are famous. Apart from a small mark on
Liberty’s cheek, the surfaces are clean and well-preserved. Clark,
Gruber & Co. operated out of Denver, Colorado and were fairly
prolific producers of gold coins, including the 1860 issues with
Pike’s Peak on the obverse. A nice piece from this popular
Colorado territorial gold coiner."
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States" by
Donald H. Kagin
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