Lot 2211
1857. Kellogg & Humbert gold bar No. 895, 97.89 ozs gold at .903 fine, value at time of issue $1,837.39. A monumental and very desirable example from the S. S. Central America shipwreck. This bar is from Mold KH-04, and this particular bar is plated on page 444 of Bowers A California Gold Rush History. The winner of this lot will receive the owners deluxe leather edition of this important reference work by numismatic scholar Q. David Bowers.
The surfaces show the usual minor bubbles from casting the molten gold, and we note a particularly deep bubble just below the second 9 in the weight. The lower right corner has been chipped away for assay purposed by the makers, as has the upper right corner on the back of the bar. As with other bars from these makers, the serial number #895 is stamped on the otherwise blank back of the bar. The front of the bar shows a few scratches and surface hairlines, but they are not that distracting. An impressive large bar that would be the center of any numismatic gold collection.
Estimated Value $100,000-UP.
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| Realized $71,875 |
