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$100,000 U.S. Gold Certificate

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Place: California

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BEP certification date
1920-05-28
plate date
1920-02-06
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Burke, John
Register of the Treasury
Elliott, William S.
issuing bank
First National Bank of Orange Cove
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002098
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002098
bank charter number
11616

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BEP certification date
1912-08-09
plate date
1912-02-20
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
McClung, Thomas Lee
Register of the Treasury
Napier, James Carroll
issuing bank
Claremont National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001983
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001983
bank charter number
10208

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BEP certification date
1913-07-01
plate date
1910-05-10
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
McClung, Thomas Lee
Register of the Treasury
Vernon, William Tecumseh
issuing bank
First National Bank of Scotia
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001880
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001880
bank charter number
9787

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BEP certification date
1917-03-20
plate date
1905-04-19
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank of San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001180
catalog number
297219.001180
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5105

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BEP certification date
1913-06-12
plate date
1913-05-05
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Burke, John
Register of the Treasury
Napier, James Carroll
issuing bank
First National Bank of McFarland
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002021
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002021
bank charter number
10387

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BEP certification date
1912-07-01
plate date
1912-03-26
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
McClung, Thomas Lee
Register of the Treasury
Napier, James Carroll
issuing bank
First National Bank of Healdsburg
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001975
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001975
bank charter number
10184

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BEP certification date
1899-09-06
plate date
1879-09-10
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Scofield, Glenni William
issuing bank
First National Bank of Alameda
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.000940
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.000940
bank charter number
2431

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BEP certification date
1912-07-12
plate date
1912-05-09
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
McClung, Thomas Lee
Register of the Treasury
Napier, James Carroll
issuing bank
First National Bank of Clovis
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001985
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001985
bank charter number
10213

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BEP certification date
1909-01-12
plate date
1905-03-14
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Hanford
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001458
catalog number
297219.001458
accession number
297219
bank charter number
7658

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BEP certification date
1918-02-20
plate date
1909-03-17
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Treat, Charles Henry
Register of the Treasury
Vernon, William Tecumseh
issuing bank
Anglo & London Paris National Bank of San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001708
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001708
bank charter number
9174

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BEP certification date
1903-09-21
plate date
1903-06-22
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Petaluma National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001363
catalog number
297219.001363
accession number
297219
bank charter number
6904

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BEP certification date
1909-06-16
plate date
1909-03-26
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Treat, Charles Henry
Register of the Treasury
Vernon, William Tecumseh
issuing bank
National Bank of San Mateo
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001765
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001765
bank charter number
9424

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BEP certification date
1926-10-11
plate date
1925-03-23
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
White, Frank
Register of the Treasury
Speelman, Harley V.
issuing bank
First National Bank in Oakland
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002167
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002167
bank charter number
12665

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BEP certification date
1925-11-18
plate date
1920-07-31
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Burke, John
Register of the Treasury
Elliott, William S.
issuing bank
First National Bank of Los Angeles
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.000961
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.000961
bank charter number
2491

50 Dollars

Kellogg & Co. was one of the last private coiners to appear in San Francisco, but its double eagles were well made and well engraved.
Description
Kellogg & Co. was one of the last private coiners to appear in San Francisco, but its double eagles were well made and well engraved. One of those responsible for the artwork was Ferdinand Gruner, another Central European emigre who may have also been responsible for some of the fractional gold coinage of the decade of the 1850s.
Kellogg & Co. was an offshoot of a larger firm, Moffat & Co. John Glover Kellogg had served as Moffat's cashier, while the other principal, G. F. Richter, had been its assayer.
Perhaps emboldened by public acceptance of their twenty-dollar coins, Kellogg & Co. put plans into motion to produce a fifty-dollar piece. Eleven coins, all proofs, survive to bear testimony to this idea. But no business strikes resulted, even though a competitor, Wass, Molitor & Co., did succeed in circulating such pieces during that same year.
date made
1855
mint
Kellogg and Company
ID Number
NU.68.159.1149
accession number
283645
catalog number
68.159.1149

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BEP certification date
1911-12-14
plate date
1911-11-18
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
McClung, Thomas Lee
Register of the Treasury
Napier, James Carroll
issuing bank
Capital National Bank of Sacramento
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001946
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001946
bank charter number
10107

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BEP certification date
1913-06-05
plate date
1913-05-09
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Burke, John
Register of the Treasury
Napier, James Carroll
issuing bank
United States National Bank of San Diego
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002024
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002024
bank charter number
10391

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BEP certification date
1911-03-11
plate date
1905-01-28
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
First National Bank of Fresno
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.000997
catalog number
297219.000997
accession number
297219
bank charter number
3321

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BEP certification date
1919-11-15
plate date
1919-09-29
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Burke, John
Register of the Treasury
Teehee, Houston Benge
issuing bank
Growers National Bank of Fresno
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002084
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002084
bank charter number
11473

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BEP certification date
1925-07-29
plate date
1912-07-07
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
McClung, Thomas Lee
Register of the Treasury
Napier, James Carroll
issuing bank
National Bank of D.O. Mills & Co. Sacramento
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.000881
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.000881
bank charter number
2014

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BEP certification date
1907-01-31
plate date
1905-03-01
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
First National Bank of Lodi
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001476
catalog number
297219.001476
accession number
297219
bank charter number
7719

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BEP certification date
1913-03-13
plate date
1910-01-04
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
McClung, Thomas Lee
Register of the Treasury
Vernon, William Tecumseh
issuing bank
Bank of California, National Association
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001822
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001822
bank charter number
9655

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BEP certification date
1927-05-25
plate date
1927-02-26
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
White, Frank
Register of the Treasury
Speelman, Harley V.
issuing bank
Bank of Italy National Trust and Savings Association
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002192
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002192
bank charter number
13044

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BEP certification date
1906-08-08
plate date
1906-09-01
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Treat, Charles Henry
Register of the Treasury
Vernon, William Tecumseh
issuing bank
Crocker National Bank of San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001045
catalog number
297219.001045
accession number
297219
bank charter number
3555

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