1855 Kellogg & Co. 20 Dollar Gold MS Medium Arrows, K-3a Values

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1855 Kellogg & Co. 20 Dollar Gold MS Medium Arrows, K-3a Values

Details

The 1855 twenty-dollar piece is similar to that of 1854. The letters on the reverse are larger and the arrows longer on one 1854 variety. There are die varieties of both. Approximately 150 1855-dated Kellogg $20s are known today from at least three distinct die pairings. The K-3 shares the long arrows reverse die with the 1854 Kagin-2 Kellogg $20. Somewhere around a dozen mint-state examples are known for all varieties of 1855 Kellogg $20s, and any original, attractive uncirculated specimen would qualify for the condition census. 29 examples were recovered from the S.S. Central America.

Obverse: Liberty Head with KELLOGG & CO on diadem 1855 13 stars around

Reverse: Federal eagle SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA TWENTY D.

Basic Information

GSID:

376016

Coin Date:

1855

Denomination:

G$20 / 20 Dollar Gold

Designation:

MS

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

San Francisco

Mintage:

Approx. 150 knwn all vars.

Coinage Type:

Private & Pioneer Gold

Coinage Years:

1854-1855

Composition:

Gold

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Kellogg & Co.

Variety 2:

Medium Arrows, K-3a

Rarity:

R-6

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Business

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Obverse Lettering:

KELLOGG & CO, 1855

Reverse Lettering:

SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA TWENTY D.

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