Lot 2872
1855 Kellogg & Co. (San Francisco) $20 Gold. Sharpness of MS-60. Sold by us (under the Superior Galleries name) in 1988, now re-entering the market after 15 years. Our description still stands: "Very sharply struck except for the stars at left. The surfaces are fully lustrous and satiny with glowing golden orange color. There are a few light scrapes on the obverse; reverse has a more severe scrape in the left field plus a dig on the shield. A remarkable coin and certainly among the finest known of this type variety."
Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000.
Superior Galleries "A. Bernard Shore Collection" January 30, February 1-2, 1988, Lot 4643.
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| Realized $5,750 |
