Whitman Expo
1860 Clark, Gruber & Co. $2.50 Gold MS K-1 Values
Details
Like most of the California private gold issues after 1849, the Clark, Gruber & Company $2 1/2 gold pieces were designed in imitation of the standard U.S. gold coins in circulation at the time. Today, there are around 100 examples in private hands, the vast majority of which grade AU. The finest known examples grade gem mint state, and in order to be considered condition census, an 1860 Clark Gruber quarter eagle would have to be a strictly original choice BU.
Obverse: Liberty Head with CLARK & Co. on diadem 1860 13 stars around
Reverse: Federal eagle. PIKES PEAK GOLD DENVER. 2 1/2 D.
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Denver, Colorado
Mintage:
Approx. 100 known
Coinage Type:
Private & Pioneer Gold
Coinage Years:
1860-1861
Composition:
Gold
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Clark, Gruber & Co.
Variety 2:
K-1
Rarity:
R-4
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Obverse Lettering:
CLARK & Co., 1860
Reverse Lettering:
PIKES PEAK GOLD DENVER. 2 1/2 D.
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