1849 $5 Moffat & Co. MS(PCGS#10240)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

4838

Erhaltungsgrad

AU58

Preis

10.200

Losbeschreibung

A handsome piece with dominant medium gold color and a touch of underlying olive. Struck from a rusted state of the dies, yet with softness largely confined to the centers, and all major design elements fully appreciable. The texture is somewhat matte-like with only a few wispy marks from handling. Moffat & Co. was arguably the most important private minting establishment in Gold Rush California, so much so that the firm eventually received the federal contract to serve as the United States Assay Office in the years prior to the opening of the San Francisco Mint. This is an appealing Choice AU survivor from the firm's first $5 gold issue.