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Kellogg & Humbert Gold Faceplate....
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Description
Faceplate From a Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot
Original Weight: 226.87 Ounces
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Faceplate. Original weight: 226.87
ounces. This must have been a massive ingot before it was cut
laterally and the gold used to produce restrike Kellogg fifties.
The faceplate reads: No 770 / Kellogg & Humbert / 226.87 Oz / 891
FINE / $4178.62. Bright yellow-gold color with no reddish patina. A
crack is seen on the lower right corner of the plate and there are
several other small, lighter cracks on the lower portion of that
side. The plate measures 64 x 148 mm. Kellogg & Humbert both worked
at the U.S. Assay Office of Gold, prior to the establishment of the
San Francisco Mint. A desirable souvenir from the famous S.S.
Central America shipwreck. Actual weight: 13.63 Troy ounces.
Auction Info
2008 July-August Baltimore, MD (ANA) US Coin Signature Auction #1114 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Jul-Aug, 2008
30th-3rd
Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 12
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