1851 "887" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS(PCGS#10214)

Internet Auction #960

Auctioneer

David Lawrence RC

Lot Number

3445

Grade

F15

Price

18,500

Lot Description

1851 $50 Humbert Slug PCGS F15 (Reeded Edge, 887 Thous) DLRC #: 1239493 // PCGS #: 10214 A popular issue, but also very scarce the Humbert Slugs are an important part of the history of the Western United States. In the days before the official San Francisco mint opened, these were issued by Augustus Humbert in the Assay Office of San Francisco and the coins circulated widely in California. * Category : Territorial & Related Coinage * Series : Territorial Gold Coinage