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PCGS Number: 10335 Coin Date: 1849 Denomination (Short): G$25 Denomination (Long): 25 Dollar Gold Variety: Templeton Reid Variety 2: K-2 Desg: MS Composition: Gold Mintage: Unique Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Pioneer & Territorial Gold Coinage Years: 1849 Mint Location: Georgia Designer: Templeton Reid Edge: Reeded General Notes: Templeton Reid’s 1849-dated $25 gold piece is the only coin of this unusual denomination produced during any U.S. gold rush. It was deposited at the Philadelphia Mint along with the 1849 Templeton Reid $10 in early 1850, and according to Philadelphia Mint Assayers Eckfeldt and Dubois, it contained around $24.50 worth of California gold. Stolen from a display in the lobby of the Philadelphia Mint in 1858, the Templeton Reid $25 has never been recovered. PCGS #: 10335
