WTF is this?
Voltronicus
oly
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The barbarians who managed this Central America sale took some of the
original ingots, sawed off the face with the assayers markings (maybe
keeping a 1/4 inch or so of the bar behind the face) and then melted
the remainder of the bars to supply gold to make this kind of crap.
If I recall, they were worried that they couldn't sell so many
original bars, containing so much gold, at a time when gold was weak.
Somebody should write an article to enshrine (in the hall of shame)
the names of the people who committed this atrocity.
oly
1787
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The ANA has this blurb about the California Historical Society (CHS)
"commemorative restrike" and the PCGS slab:
http://www.money.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=1453
However, the photos appear to be broken links. The reference contained
therein to the Red Book states (Private and Territorial Gold, p359): A
"commemorative restrike" was made in 2001 using transfer dies made from the
original [dies] and gold recovered from the SS Central America. The pieces
have the inscription S. S. CENTRAL AMERICA GOLD C.H.S. on the reverse
ribbon."
I am unable to find an image of the reverse of the coin in the eBay listing.
W.
Edwin Johnston
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The S.S. Central America
http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmm32.html#gold
But Honey... I Saved $1,500!
http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmm44.html#honey
SS Central America Commemorative Mintages
http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmm49.html#mintages
Gallery Mint strikes 1855 Kellogg $50 Commemorative.
http://gmm.cdbpdx.com/news/tn-750scan0147.jpg
http://gmm.cdbpdx.com/news/tn-750scan0148.jpg