Whitman Expo
1849 Pacific Company Pattern Dollar MS Silver Pattern Values
Details
The Pacific Company gold dollar was believed to only exist as a pattern in silver until 1999, when a metal detectorist discovered an example buried in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A second specimen was properly attributed by numismatist Stuart Levine in 2002, after being misidentified as a gilt silver pattern for nearly a century. In 2022, a third example appeared, having been held by a family since the 1920s when it was pulled from the coin box in a San Francisco cable car. All known pieces are struck in debased gold (approximately .600-fine).
Obverse: Liberty cap on pole in a glory of rays with 30 stars 1 DOLLAR
Reverse: Eagle with laurel and mining hammer PACIFIC COMPANY CALIFORNIA 1849
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
California
Coinage Type:
Private & Pioneer Gold
Coinage Years:
1849
Composition:
Silver
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Pacific Company
Variety 2:
Silver Pattern
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Obverse Lettering:
1 DOLLAR
Reverse Lettering:
PACIFIC COMPANY CALIFORNIA 1849
Feedback:
![Red Book Podcast with John Feigenbaum and Jeff Garrett [Video]](https://images.greysheet.com/l/blogs/20260417/b30b4ba0-dc36-41c3-9c77-c26fa7c27498.png)
