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1850 Dubosq & Co. 5 Dollar Gold MS K-1 Values
Details
Dubosq & Company’s dies are the only private California gold dies from 1850 or 1851 that were not engraved by Albrecht Kuner and have long been ascribed to U.S. Mint engraver James B. Longacre. Dubosq’s $5s are incredibly rare, with only three reported examples. The first of these, the Smith/Brand/Lilly specimen, is permanently impounded in the Smithsonian Institution. The second example, once owned by Byron Reed, is now in the collection of the Omaha Public Library. The last was a holed example, which was discovered by B. Max Mehl in 1944, and subsequently repaired. Its last public appearance was in 1951.
Obverse: Liberty Head with DUBOSQ & Co. on diadem, 1850, 13 stars around
Reverse: Federal eagle S.M.V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. FIVE D.
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
San Francisco
Mintage:
2 known
Coinage Type:
Private & Pioneer Gold
Coinage Years:
1850
Composition:
Gold
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Dubosq & Co.
Variety 2:
K-1
Rarity:
R-8
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Designer:
James B. Longacre
Obverse Lettering:
DUBOSQ & Co., 1850
Obverse Designer:
James B. Longacre
Reverse Lettering:
S.M.V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. FIVE D.
Reverse Designer:
James B. Longacre
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