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PCGS Number: 10028 Coin Date: 1850 Denomination (Short): G$10 Denomination (Long): 10 Dollar Gold Variety: Baldwin Variety 2: Horseman, K-3 Desg: MS Composition: Gold Mintage: 20–25 known Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Private & Pioneer Gold Coinage Years: 1850-51 Mint Location: San Francisco Designer: Albrecht Kuner Edge: Coarsely Reeded Obverse Description: California Vaquero above 1850., CALIFORNIA GOLD. TEN DOLLARs. Around, KUNER engraved on base Reverse Description: Federal eagle BALDWIN & Co. SAN FRANCISCO. 10 stars around General Notes: Baldwin’s earliest issue, the “Vaquero” or “Horseman” $10, is widely considered a masterpiece
by collectors of pioneer gold coins. It was designed in early 1850 by Albrecht Kuner, originally for use by Kohler & Company whose equipment the firm purchased in March of 1850. Somewhere between 20 and 25 examples exist in private hands, with the finest known being a near gem BU. A handful of pieces are known in mint state, and any of these would probably merit inclusion in the condition census. The Baldwin Horseman’s design is the last privately minted California gold coin whose design is not loosely based upon a U.S. federal gold coin. The Horseman $10s edge is coarsely reeded, and appears to match the Miners’ Bank $10s, struck by Baldwin’s predecessor, Kohler & Company. PCGS #: 10028 NGC ID: ANHK
