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PCGS Number: 10211 Coin Date: 1851 Denomination (Short): G$50 Denomination (Long): 50 Dollar Gold Variety: Humbert Variety 2: Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5 Desg: MS Composition: Gold Mintage: 100–200 known Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Private & Pioneer Gold Coinage Years: 1851-1852 Mint Location: California Designer: Augustus Humbert Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Eagle clutching shield and scroll AUGUSTUS HUMBERT UNITED STATES ASSAYER OF GOLD CALIFORNIA 1851 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. FIFTY DOLLS. 880 THOUs. Reverse Description: Engine turning General Notes: There are somewhere between 100 and 200 Kagin-5 Humbert slugs in private hands, nearly 20 of which grade mint state. The single finest of these was dug up near San Francisco in 1973, and grades Gem BU. Four examples of this variety were discovered on the S.S. Central America. PCGS #: 10211 NGC ID: ANH8
