Lot 1216
1855 Wass, Molitor & Co. (San Francisco) $10 Gold. PCGS graded AU-53. This specimen is from the Treasure of the S. S. Central America, very well documented in several publications on the subject. Breen- 7927, the second five of the date on a small raised circular disc. The center portion of the obverse is comparitively well struck, but for the stars from about 10 o'clock to 3 o'clock which are quite weak or not visible at all. The reverse is softly struck as all of this type are, but all design details are visible. Housed in a PCGS slab with the special Central America gold foil insert. An important artifact of early California history. Pop 10 with only 4 pieces in higher grade.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000.
S.S. Central America Treasure.
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