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PCGS Number: 45435 Coin Date: 1849 Denomination (Short): G$1 Denomination (Long): One Dollar Gold Variety: Pacific Company Variety 2: K-4 Desg: MS Composition: De-based Gold Mintage: 3 known Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Private & Pioneer Gold Coinage Years: 1849 Mint Location: California Fineness: 0.6 Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Liberty cap on pole in a glory of rays with 30 stars 1 DOLLAR Reverse Description: Eagle with laurel and mining hammer PACIFIC COMPANY CALIFORNIA 1849 General Notes: The Pacific Company gold dollar was believed to only exist as a pattern in silver until 1999, when a metal detectorist discovered an example buried in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A second specimen was properly attributed by numismatist Stuart Levine in 2002, after being misidentified as a gilt silver pattern for nearly a century. In 2022, a third example appeared, having been held by a family since the 1920s when it was pulled from the coin box in a San Francisco cable car. All known pieces are struck in debased gold (approximately.600-fine). Formerly known as (K-Unlisted) this item was cataloged as K-4 in 2025. PCGS #: 45435
