Rare American coins: their description, and past and present fictitious values . THE CALIFORNIA GOLD SLUGS, ETC. The gold Slugs, or $50 pieces, as aboveillustrated, were confined to the State of Califor-nia, and made their appearance early in the year1851, congress having established a UnitedStates Assay Office, in San Francisco, for theircoinage, in 1850. There are two types of the$50 pieces, one round in form, and the otheroctagon. In 1854 Congress passed an ActEstablishing a Branch Mint, in San to this there had been a number ofprivate companies issuing gold coins ; among
Rare American coins: their description, and past and present fictitious values . THE CALIFORNIA GOLD SLUGS, ETC. The gold Slugs, or $50 pieces, as aboveillustrated, were confined to the State of Califor-nia, and made their appearance early in the year1851, congress having established a UnitedStates Assay Office, in San Francisco, for theircoinage, in 1850. There are two types of the$50 pieces, one round in form, and the otheroctagon. In 1854 Congress passed an ActEstablishing a Branch Mint, in San to this there had been a number ofprivate companies issuing gold coins ; amongthese were the Oregon Exchange Co., 1849, coin-ing only a $5 piece; a Dr. J. S. Ormsby, ofPennsylvania, struck off a $10 gold piece, 1849,approved by Templeton Reid, assayer; theCincinnati Mining and Trading Company,1849, issued a $5 gold piece, and, in 1850, a $10gold coin. The Miners Bank of San Franciscoissued a $10 piece. The N. G. & N. Co.,1849, issued a $5 piece; and, in the same year,the Massachusetts and California Company,issued a similar coin. Dunbar & Co.,
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