A well circulated 1849 Moffat $5...

JJSingleton

...oh the stories she could tell.

Bought an early gold deal from a local fellow collector who had some amazing higher grade stuff, and then at the bottom of the box I found this. Very cool and although I flipped most of the deal this will be a keeper!

As a southern gold guy I had to go to coin facts to learn more about it. So here's the link cause I am not the guy to answer any questions.

pcgscoinfacts.com/Hierarchy.aspx?c=1723&title=Moffat+%26+Co.+(1849-1853)

image by Todd @ BluCC

JJSingleton

@elmiracoin said:
Is that natural wear? Appears odd to me.

I have no reason to believe it's not. Just checked HA archives and it looks fairly consistent with other lower graded examples. But I am no expert on Moffats.

Zoins

Sweet. Was she slabbed in the OGH with CAC when you found her?

JJSingleton

@Zoins said:
Sweet. Was she slabbed in the OGH with CAC when you found her?

Just did the deal a month or so ago. I sent the whole deal to CAC before I sold it.

coinlieutenant

Great deal and a killer coin. I would have kept that one too...

Staircoins

Great coin! Private gold has always fascinated me.

oih82w8

It is nice to see coins that served their purpose.

abcde12345

Why not CaC gold? Looks FN12 (at least the reverse). Possibly a worthy crack out.

steveben

@elmiracoin the coin could have had adjustment marks to begin with.

i think it looks great...and would be even better in my box!

kaz

That's a neat coin, and enjoyed reading the history of Moffatt & co. What does SMV on the rev stand for?

JJSingleton

@kaz said:
That's a neat coin, and enjoyed reading the history of Moffatt & co. What does SMV on the rev stand for?

I believe it stands for "Standard Mint Value" but I am open to corrections.

steveben

@JJSingleton said:

@kaz said:
That's a neat coin, and enjoyed reading the history of Moffatt & co. What does SMV on the rev stand for?

I believe it stands for "Standard Mint Value" but I am open to corrections.

standard metal value. $16 for 31 grams for california gold.

NumisOxide

Neat piece!

mariner67

Love it! Nice score on old gold!

Cameonut

Great piece! I'd love to own something like that.

golden

I have wanted one of those for a long time. I have never got around to buying one.

2ltdjorn

What was in the rest of the box?

Azurescens

Azurescens

That truly is such a deep and rich history to that coin. And I mean, look at it, it's gorgeous.. I always wondered how many bars these coins got slapped on & every man drank enough to make their ancestors proud.. or at inns, tucked away in pockets on clothes we don't even wear anymore.

CharlotteDude

That's an amazing looking coin, given the amount of wear... lovely.

'dude

ricko

Very nice old gold.... a lot of character there.... One of those coins you wish could talk... Cheers, RickO

kaz

@steveben said:

@JJSingleton said:

@kaz said:
That's a neat coin, and enjoyed reading the history of Moffatt & co. What does SMV on the rev stand for?

I believe it stands for "Standard Mint Value" but I am open to corrections.

standard metal value. $16 for 31 grams for california gold.

Thanks!

Tookybandit

Super sexy! Congrats on a great historic chunk o' gold!

JJSingleton

@steveben said:

@JJSingleton said:

@kaz said:
That's a neat coin, and enjoyed reading the history of Moffatt & co. What does SMV on the rev stand for?

I believe it stands for "Standard Mint Value" but I am open to corrections.

standard metal value. $16 for 31 grams for california gold.

I have confirmed that "Standard Mint Value" was correct.

https://books.google.com/books?id=YgQXAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA15&dq=Moffat+S.M.V.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSw7q8wOPSAhVl6oMKHdBSDdQQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=Moffat%20S.M.V.&f=false

steveben

@JJSingleton said:

@steveben said:

@JJSingleton said:

@kaz said:
That's a neat coin, and enjoyed reading the history of Moffatt & co. What does SMV on the rev stand for?

I believe it stands for "Standard Mint Value" but I am open to corrections.

standard metal value. $16 for 31 grams for california gold.

I have confirmed that "Standard Mint Value" was correct.

https://books.google.com/books?id=YgQXAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA15&dq=Moffat+S.M.V.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSw7q8wOPSAhVl6oMKHdBSDdQQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=Moffat%20S.M.V.&f=false

thanks. nice book. i gotta get that one.

JJSingleton

@2ltdjorn said:
What was in the rest of the box?

1891-CC $20 PCGS AU55 OGH CAC
1861-C $5 NGC AU55 Fatty CAC
Bechtler G$1 Reversed N PCGS AU50 OGH
1860-D $5 PCGS AU58 OGH
1853-D $5 NGC XF40 Fatty CAC
1850-D $2.5 PCGS XF45 OGH
1894 $2.5 PCGS MS61 OGH

I kept the 1860-D $5, the Bechtler, and the Moffat in this thread. The other 5 coins I sold. I'll get around to posting the keepers but I did not bother to get the others imaged.

kaz

@JJSingleton said:

@steveben said:

@JJSingleton said:

@kaz said:
That's a neat coin, and enjoyed reading the history of Moffatt & co. What does SMV on the rev stand for?

I believe it stands for "Standard Mint Value" but I am open to corrections.

standard metal value. $16 for 31 grams for california gold.

I have confirmed that "Standard Mint Value" was correct.

https://books.google.com/books?id=YgQXAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA15&dq=Moffat+S.M.V.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSw7q8wOPSAhVl6oMKHdBSDdQQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=Moffat%20S.M.V.&f=false

Thanks for that correction, got it!