Million Dollar Auction

(items 28, 31). Locke varieties: Item 28: Wreath3 Round 1/2 1854 Arms of California #2. XF. Thin gold plating over baser gold. Rarity 6. This varie

(Items 29, 32). Locke varieties: Item 29: Wreath3 Round 1/2 1854 Arms of California #2. XF. Thin gold plating over baser gold. Rarity 6. This variet

(Item 33). Locke variety Wreath1 Round 1/4 1880 Indian #2. MS64 or MS65. Thin gold plating over baser gold. High Rarity 4. In demand 1/4 over 1/2 f

F.H. Noble & Co of Chicago. Noble's Arms of California design is distinguished by the lack a bear in almost all varieties and the head of Me...

(Item 35). Locke variety Wreath8 Oct 1/4 1891 Arms of California #2, this and variety #1 are the only 1891 dated California Gold tokens. MS62, no issu

E.F. Gambs of San Francisco is known to have sold these tokens in the 1890s, but the manufacturer remains unknown. Most die varieties exist in both g

(Items 36, 39) Locke varieties: Item 36: Wreath9 Oct 1/4 1852 Indian #2. MS60. Gold plated. R5. Item 39: Wreath9 Oct 1/2 1853 Indian #2. MS63 some e

(Items 40, 41). Locke varieties: Item 40: Wreath9 Oct 1/2 1857 Indian #1. MS60 discolored. Gold. R5. Item 41: Wreath9 Round 1/2 1875 Indian #1. MS

(Item 43). Locke variety Wreath10 Oct 1/4 1856 Indian #7, early style wreath. MS61, flat strike, gold. Not seen before. California HWAC# 32659

(Item 46). Locke variety Wreath10 Round 1/4 1854 Indian #7, early style wreath. MS63 gold. Not seen before. California HWAC# 32660

(Items 42, 45, 47, 52). Item 42: Wreath10c Oct 1/4 1855 Indian #3, later style wreath. MS62 gold plated. R4. Item 45: Wreath10 Round 1/4 1852 Indian #

(Items 48, 51, 53). Locke varieties: Item 48: Wreath10c Oct 1/2 1857 Liberty #2, later style wreath. MS65, apparently gold. R6, tough to find Liberty

(Items 44, 66, 50, 54). Locke varieties: Item 44: Wreath10c Oct 1/4 1856 Indian #1, later style wreath. MS65 or better, gold. R4. Item 66: Wreath10c

(Items 55, 56). Group lot of 2 imitations of the above. Unclear when these were made, but they were clearly both make by the same manufacturer. Locke

(Items 57, 59, 65, 67, 64?). Locke varieties: Item 57: Bear2a Oct 1/4 1852 Indian #1, underscores in legend. Choice AU, gold. R5. Item 59: Bear2 Roun

(Items 58, 60, 61, 62). Locke varieties: Item 58: Bear2 Oct 1/4 1857 Liberty #1. MS63, gold. R4. Item 60: Bear2 Round 1/4 1853 Liberty #2. AU, dark, g

(Item 16) 1860 Indian facing left/bear Round 1/4 size Locke Variety #3. Gold chain soldered to rim on top and bottom. UNC sharpness. Rarity 7.

(Item 17) 1860 Indian facing left/bear Round 1/4 size Locke Variety #3. Gold chain soldered to rim on top and bottom. UNC sharpness. Rarity 7 C

(Item 18) 1860 Indian facing left/bear Round 1/4 size Locke Variety #3. Gold chain soldered to rim on top and bottom. UNC sharpness. Rarity 7.

(Items 15, 19). Item 15: 1860 Indian facing left/bear Octagonal 1/4 size Locke variety #2. Gold chain soldered to rim on top, solder remnant on rim a