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Long Beach Signature US Coin Sale 1252 16-17 Feb 2017
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S.S.C.A. Relic Gold Medals
1855 $50 SSCA Relic Gold Medal "1855 Kellogg & Co. Fifty" Gem Proof PCGS. Struck on September 6, 2001, with a proof mintage for that date of 203 pieces. This 2.5-ounce round relic medal contains 1309 grains of 887 Fine gold, obtained from melted-down Kellogg & Humbert ingots recovered circa-1988 from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. A flawless example with glassy butter-gold fields. Housed in a copper-and-glass frame, but without other marketing material.
1855 $50 SSCA Relic Gold Medal "1855 Kellogg & Co. Fifty" Gem Proof PCGS. Struck on September 6, 2001, with a proof mintage for that date of 203 pieces. This 2.5-ounce round relic medal contains 1309 grains of 887 Fine gold, obtained from melted-down Kellogg & Humbert ingots recovered circa-1988 from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. A flawless example with glassy butter-gold fields. Housed in a copper-and-glass frame, but without other marketing material.