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Ship/Flag $50 California Counters (2 different) (122840)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Exonumia - Tokens Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Ship/Flag $50 California Counters (2 different)  (122840)
SOLD
250.00USDto D*****5+ buyer's premium (62.50)
This item SOLD at 2020 Aug 29 @ 18:19UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Possibly the rarest of the styles of California Counters, the 1849 ship over Flag variety has always been of keen interest to collectors. This lot contains the ultra-rare silvered version of the large $50 counter, which is a light silver wash. The other is a brass variety, which at one time may have had a gold wash coating. The few that still exist show similar traits of weakly struck central portions, both obverse and reverse. The design is notable for the California themed obverse with the ocean-going steamer at top. The oversize “California Token” on the reverse is also notable.

Date: 1849
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State: California
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Provenance: Benjamin Fauver Collection