Lot 1357
1855 Kellogg & Co. (San Francisco) $50 Gold. Struck in San Francisco September 12, 2001. These huge gold coins were struck from transfer dies made from the original 1855 Kellog and Company dies. The planchets were made from original Kellogg and Humbert assayers gold ingots recovered from the S.S. Central America treasure. This coin has a stamp on the reverse above the eagle showing "struck September 12, 2001. C.H.S." (California Historical Society). This coin also bears an inscription "S.S.Central America Gold, C.H.S." on the reverse ribbon. This coin is listed in the Guide Book on page 299.
This coin comes with a custom hand-hammered copper frame with gold imprinted purple ribbons--molded after the San Francisco Jewelers Shreve & Co., for the famous 1915-S Panama-Pacific commemorative coins, and all is housed in a custom box.
Only 493 pieces struck in UNC. Retail sales at $4,500 to $5,000. A truly historic commemorative coin struck form the actual gold recovered from the S.S. Central America ship wreck. Color photo.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500.
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