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California. San Francisco. Kellogg & Humbert Assayers Gold Ingot. Weight: 10.35 Oz. Fineness: .865.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Ingots Start Price:330.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 125,000.00 USD
California. San Francisco. Kellogg & Humbert Assayers Gold Ingot. Weight: 10.35 Oz. Fineness: .865.
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This item SOLD at 2017 Sep 16 @ 09:39UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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One of just a few among the hundreds of Central America ingots marked “Photo Not Available” in the Bowers reference. The fame of the names Kellogg and Humbert ring true throughout U.S. numismatics, as do the many names of the Gold Rush-era entities they were connected with, right up t the early days of the San Francisco Mint in 1854. Some 342 ingots from the firm were added to the tally of known Gold Rush-era ingots courtesy of the first salvage efforts at the wreck of the S.S. Central America – a few dozen other ingots have been found recently during the second underwater investigation of the deep-sea treasure, though the fate of those piece has yet to be determined. Poured and issued by a company with deeply rooted links to the ‘49ers, as well as several private mints and the federal mint in San Francisco.
As one of the smallest Kellogg & Humbert ingots, this will probably be the most inexpensive of these S.S. Central America bars of this offering and perhaps for any in the near future.