2002

1851 Augustus Humbert. $50. Kagin-2. 880 THOUS. No 50 on Reverse. Octagonal. Lettered Edge. Rarity-5

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1851 Augustus Humbert. $50. Kagin-2. 880 THOUS. No 50 on Reverse. Octagonal. Lettered Edge. Rarity-5
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Lightly circulated but minimally marked, this bright yellow-gold $50 piece enjoys warm golden-orange toning in the recessed design areas. The fineness of 880 was laboriously hand-struck on each coin after it left the dies – along with all the edge lettering and other incused features. The lightly circulated condition of this (and the preceding K-1) suggests that some well-heeled citizens of the era, perhaps even successful gold miners, had the wherewithal during that time to put aside a relatively “new” example of this intriguing private gold coinage – no doubt many such pieces we know today have been handed down through generations in families descended from Gold Rush pioneers.
Not as rare as the Lettered Edge “with 50” varieties (K-1 andK-4), but quite scarce compared to the Reeded Edge type. A great opportunity to obtain this major variety of this series, or to advance or upgrade an established collection of California pioneer gold.
Ex: Kagin, Clifford Collections.
PCGS Population: 8; 10 finer (MS-63 finest).
PCGS #10196