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Octagonal 1948 Discovery of Gold So-Called Dollar California. San Francisco. 1948 So-Called Dollar.

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Octagonal 1948 Discovery of Gold So-Called Dollar California. San Francisco. 1948 So-Called Dollar.
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Octagonal 1948 Discovery of Gold So-Called Dollar California. San Francisco. 1948 So-Called Dollar. Gold Discovery Centennial. HK-497. Gold-Plated Bronze. Octagonal. Plain Edge. Medal Turn. MS-63 NGC. Rev: Arms of California, otherwise unadorned. The lively golden surfaces are boldly lustrous, the strike is sharp, and the eye appeal is choice at the given grade.
According to information of the time, a nebulous “3,000-4,000” examples were produced in bronze, and 1,000 of those were plated in “24K” gold. The bronze pieces were sold at $1, and the plated pieces at a whopping $2.50. The medals were issued by the California Medalists Society of San Francisco, at the request of the local Chamber of Commerce. The pieces were struck by Irvine & Jachens of Daly City, from dies thought to be cut by Fred Johnson. HK-497 represents the first issue in what would prove to be a three-year medalic celebration of this important era in the history of California and America. The 1848 Centennial Celebration kicked off in Coloma, site of the first discovery at Sutter’s Fort, on January24, 1948, exactly 100 years after perhaps the most famous “Eureka” moment in American history.