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PCGS Number: 10238 Coin Date: 1855 Denomination (Short): G$50 Denomination (Long): 50 Dollar Gold Variety: Kellogg & Co. Variety 2: Commemorative Restrike Desg: PR Composition: Gold Strike Type: Proof Coinage Type: Private & Pioneer Gold Coinage Years: 1854-1855 Mint Location: San Francisco General Notes: In 1855, Ferdinand Grüner cut the dies for a round-format fifty-dollar gold coin for Kellogg & Co., but coinage seems to have been limited to presentation pieces. Only
13 to 15 pieces are known to exist. A "commemorative restrike" was made in 2001 using transfer dies made from the original and gold recovered from the SS Central America. These pieces have the inscription S.S. CENTRAL A M E R I C A GOLD, C.H.S. on the reverse ribbon. PCGS #: 10238
