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lkenefic
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The recent 1826 thread got me looking through my collection, and I was surprised by how many coins I have dated 1854. It seems to have been a fascinating year across U.S. coinage, with Large Cents, Half Cents, Seated Liberty silver, and more.
I'll start with a few examples from my collection. If you've got anything dated 1854, I'd love to see it!
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It was also the year the first SF mint opened. I do not currently have a 54-S coin but this is close.
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I put a $10 ‘54S in with my CA pioneers. Great connection to the period. (The $20 is above my range.) Cool year.
I love this year; @lermish beat me to it above, but the SF mint is special to me as it’s so close to home. As he said, it’s also the first year for the old SF mint.
I’ll never collect all 5, as the QE & $5 are prohibitively rare, but the other three:
Of the 3, the $1 is my fave!
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More tough 1854 gold:
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PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
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I only have one, a decent enough album coin.
I have the large cent, but no photo.
Just these 2 from my gold type set.
Lot's of variety for 1854. I have an Eagle from SF but no pic.
Two Huge O's eventually grading F2, AG3 and a 1854 "thin date" variety.
A few that I own from the albums:
From the shop:
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From the website. An 1854 year and mintmark set contains 35 coins, excluding proof issues. It is one of a handful of years that the half eagle was produced at all five active mints.
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Interesting date, for sure. I have but one
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AU53
XF45
XF45
So much "54" one even spilled over into the 1855/54 overdate.
XF40
I tend to connect coins in my collection to historical events, this one always makes me think of the Grattan Massacre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grattan_massacre
Thanks for the info.
Mr_Spud
Steve
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To the best of my memory, I only have this one coin from 1854:
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53 CAC
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My few 1854's
J159a (Looks Like 1851
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J160
J164
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Period 1 Cal fractional dollars
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1854 Seated Dollar
The 1854 $3.00, first year of issue, should be a separate type IMO (different reverse). Cool coin.
Here’s one I used to own-
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Now THAT’S a Gem Dan.
That is an impressive lineup!
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Love the top one
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The 1854-P Three Dollar was an odd purchase. I saw it at a show and offered the dealer a number I thought he’d refuse, but he took it.
Hope it's ok to show one from across the ocean ... 1854 Saxony 1/3 Thaler, Death of King Friedrich August II ...
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I only have a couple 1854's.