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Fred T Huddard (1864-1919) Spent his life in SF Past President of the Pacific Coast Numismatic Society had a set of these pieces. Source fellow member Edgar H Adams Private Gold Coinage Book I don’t … (View Post)

Who knew, I used to catch these all the time in Santa Monica Bay while fishing for halibut. I threw them all back. (View Post)

I believe in the West I.e. California it circulated freely in both financial arenas and private hands or transactions. In 1873 there was some sort of effort made by the Mint to re fresh the worn down… (View Post)

(See above) The information contained in the Director of the Mint Reports for the SFBM circa 1854-1855 etc. are not completely accurate regarding gold bullion sources for coinage. The actual Mint reg… (View Post)

Thanks for posting the link. I saw a number of these coins at SB’s Irvine office. The 1908D motto Indian Eagle graded MS 68 was beautiful. I just sat there and held it in my hand, slabbed of course. … (View Post)