1851 Humbert Fifty Dollar (Territorial Gold)
- Maker
- Augustus Humbert / U.S. Assay Office (San Francisco)
- Year
- 1851
- Rank
- 65 of 100
1851 Humbert Fifty Dollar (Territorial Gold)
1851 Humbert Fifty Dollar (Territorial Gold) by Augustus Humbert / U.S. Assay Office (San Francisco) (1851) is ranked 65 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $456,000 on 2 March 2025. The iconic California Gold Rush octagonal $50 'slug' — territorial gold that circulated as money in early San Francisco.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The iconic California Gold Rush octagonal $50 'slug' — territorial gold that circulated as money in early San Francisco.
$50 gold 'slug', Lettered Edge, 887 Thous., 50 Reverse, PCGS MS62+
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $456,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 2 March 2025
Heritage Auctions, Long Beach Expo, Feb 27-Mar 2 2025. 1851 Humbert Fifty, Lettered Edge, 887 Thous., PCGS MS62+, realized $456,000.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08