California Gold is a United States catalog series covering 1849-1855. This page organizes the available design types, dated issues, mint information, recognized varieties, physical specifications, and grade references.
110 dated issues and 0 documented varieties are organized below.
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Baldwin & Company (1850-1851)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
J.H. Bowie (1849)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Cincinnati Mining & Trading Company (1849)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Dubosq & Company (1849-1850)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Dunbar & Company (1851)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
J.S. Ormsby (1849)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Kellogg & Company (1854-1855)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Massachusetts & California Company (1849)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Miners' Bank (1849)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Moffat & Co. (1849-1853)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Norris, Gregg & Norris (1849-1850)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Pacific Company (1849)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Schultz & Company (1851)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
U.S. Assay Office / Humbert (1851-1852)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
U.S. Assay Office (1852-1853)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Wass, Molitor & Company (1852-1855)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
California Gold Ingots
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Blake & Co. (1856)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Moran & Clark (1849)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
San Francisco Standard Mint (1851)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
State of California (1851)
1849–1855; Not stated.
Designer: not recorded; diameter: not recorded mm; weight: not recorded g.
Dated issues
1850 $5 Baldwin & Co.1850 $10 Baldwin & Co.1851 $10 Baldwin & Co.1851 $20 Baldwin & Co.'1850' $10 Baldwin & Co. 'Restrike' - Silver'1850' $10 Baldwin & Co. Restrike, White Metal1849 $5 Bowie(1849) P$1 Bowie, Copper Pattern1849 $5 Cincinnati Mining & Trading1849 $10 Cincinnati Mining & Trading1849 DT$20 Cincinnati Mining & Trading1850 $5 Dubosq & Co.1850 DT$5 Dubosq & Co. Obverse Die Trial1850 DT$5 Dubosq & Co. Reverse Die Trial1850 $10 Dubosq & Co.1849 $2.50 Dubosq & Co., Copper Die Trial1851 $5 Dunbar(1849) $5 J.S. Ormsby, Plain Edge(1849) $5 J.S. Ormsby, Reeded Edge(1849) $10 J.S. Ormsby1854 $20 Kellogg & Co.1855 $20 Kellogg & Co.(1854) $20 Kellogg & Co., Copper Die Trial1855 $50 Kellogg & Co., Copper Die Trial'1855' $50 Kellogg, Commem Restrike1855 $50 Kellogg & Co.'1855' $50 Kellogg - Original Dies Restrike'1855' $50 Kellogg, Commem Restrike1854 $20 Kellogg & Co.1849 $5 Mass & Cal'1849' $5 Massachusetts & California Co.1849 $10 Massachusetts & California Co., Brass Restrike'1849' $5 Massachusetts & California Co.(1849) $10 Miners' Bank1849 $5 Moffat & Co.1850 $5 Moffat & Co.1849 $10 Moffat & Co., TEN D.1849 $10 Moffat & Co., "TEN DOL."1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Close Date1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Wide Date1853 $20 Moffat & Co.1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Wide Date1849 $5 Norris, Gregg & Norris, Plain Edge1849 $5 Norris, Reeded Edge1850 $5 Stockton1849 G$1 Pacific Company1849 P$2.50 Pacific Company1849 $1 Pacific Company-Silver1849 $5 Pacific Company1849 $10 Pacific Company(1849) DT$1 Pacific Company, Uniface Silver Strike1849 $5 Pacific Company, Copper Die Trial1849 $5 Pacific Gilt Copper Piefort1851 $5 Schultz1851 $5 Schultz, Copper Die Trial1851 $50 LE Humbert 880 Rays1851 "880" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, No "50"1851 "880" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, "50" Reverse1851 "887" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, "50"1851 "887" $50 LE Augustus Humbert1851 "880" $50 RE Augustus Humbert1851 "887" $50 RE Augustus Humbert1852 "887" $50 RE Augustus Humbert1852 $10 Augustus Humbert1852/1 $10 Augustus Humbert1852/1 $20 Humbert1851 $50 LE Humbert, Copper1851 $50 PE Humbert, Copper1851 "887" $50 RE Augustus Humbert1852/1 $20 Humbert2009 2.5oz Humbert Commemorative1852 $10 U.S. Assay Office, K-121852 "887" $50 U.S. Assay Office1852 "887" $50 "Assayer" Inverted1852 "900" $50 U.S. Assay Office1853 $10 Assay 8841853 "900" $10 U.S. Assay Office1853 "884" $20 U.S. Assay Office1853 "900" $20 U.S. Assay Office1853 $20 Assay 9001852 $5 Wass, Molitor & Co., Small Head1852 $5 Wass, Molitor & Co., Large Head1852 $10 Wass, Molitor & Co., Small Head1852 $10 Wass, Molitor & Co., Large Head1852 $10 Wass, Molitor & Co., Close Date1855 $10 Wass, Molitor1855 $20 Wass, Molitor & Co., Small Head1855 $20 Wass, Molitor & Co., Large Head1855 $50 Wass, Molitor & Co.ND $9.43 Moffat IngotND $14.25 Moffat IngotND $16 Moffat Ingot(1850) $18.00 Meyers & Co. IngotNo Date $20 Jas. King of William IngotNo Date $20 Diana Gambling House1850 $36.55 FD Kohler Ingot1850 $37.71 FD Kohler Ingot1850 $40.07 FD Kohler Ingot1850 $45.34 FD Kohler Ingot1850 $47.71 FD Kohler Ingot1850 $50.00 FD Kohler Ingot1850 $54.09 FD Kohler Ingot1856 Blake & Co., Copper(1849) Moran & Clark Copper Die Trial1851 San Francisco Standard Mint1851 State of California, K-1a1851 State of California1851 State of California, K-31851 San Francisco, State of California, Gilt1851 State of California