![]() ![]() It is very possible that someone made a coin clip out of a double eagle coin and that yours is real. Did they ever sell this coin as a money clip, or would someone have made it into a money clip. The one I have is encased in a gold money clip. ![]() I have a Twenty dollor gold piece dated 1854. The company Kellogg & Richter was reorganized as Kellogg & Humbert, and continued to produce $20 gold coins in 1855 even though the new branch mint had begun producing them as well. The company Kellogg & Richter answered the call by producing Kellogg & Co. branch mint had not yet begun operations and businesses were clamoring for someone to produce coins. Assay Office in San Francisco had been discontinued and no other private mints were producing coins. branch mint to be built in San Francisco.īy February of 1854, the U.S. (My complete collection of double eagles is at )Īnother Act of Congress on Jauthorized a U.S. Coinage of both gold dollars and double eagles was authorized by an act of Congress on March 3, 1849, and by 1850 the first regular issue double eagles were being produced in Philadelphia and New Orleans. The creation of the $20 double eagle gold coin was a direct result of the California Gold Rush. The most noticable differences were the name "Kellogg & Co." replacing the word "Liberty" on the obverse, and the words "San Francisco California" replacing "United States of America" on the reverse. $20 double eagle gold coin is very similar in design to that of federal double eagles being produced at that time. ![]()
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