Name: 1851 G$5 Dunbar & Co., K-1 MS
SKU: 11774

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The Dunbar & Company half eagle is incredibly rare, with only four reported examples. The first of these, the Smith/Brand/Lilly specimen, is impounded at the Smithsonian Institution. The Bell/Farouk/Carter specimen grades XF, and the Brand/Grandberg/Newcomer/ Walton specimen is an XF that was formerly mounted, with the initials “JW” scratched in the right obverse field. A single mint state example was discovered in Europe in the 1980s.

Obverse Description

Liberty Head with DUNBAR & Co. on diadem, 1851, 13 stars around

Reverse Description

Federal Eagle encircled by S.M.V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. FIVE D.

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The Dunbar & Company half eagle is incredibly rare, with only four reported examples. The first of these, the Smith/Brand/Lilly coin, is impounded at the Smithsonian Institution. The Bell/Farouk/Carter example grades Extremely Fine, and the Brand/ Grandberg/Newcomer/Walton example is an Extremely Fine that was formerly mounted, with the initials JW scratched in the right obverse field. A single Mint State example was discovered in Europe in the 1980’s.

Obverse: Liberty head with DUNBAR & C on diadem, 1851, 13 stars around

Reverse: Eagle with shield on breast, S.M.V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. FIVE D.