Image Information
| Type | Medal |
| Title | City of San Francisco to Morgan L Mott, Alderman - Gold Nugget Medal |
| Date | 1850 |
| Country | United States |
| Side | reverse |
| Composition | gold |
| Diameter | 63x55 mm |
| Weight | 62.9 gm |
| Description | Alan V. Weinberg comments: Ex Virgil Brand coll'n in as-issued mint condition. Hand-made in early San Francisco in 1850. One of the most magnificent hand-constructed American gold medals I've ever seen. Three-dimensional, encrusted gold nuggets & gold dust. Maker Thomas Gihon of SF's Gihon & Butler signed his name "Gihon Sc." (Latin for sculptor) at 5 o'clock reverse periphery. In original case. |
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| Image Collection | Alan V. Weinberg Collection (Western Americana) |