Category Archives: Moffat Gold

Coin Profiles – The 1850 $5 Moffat Gold Coin – A Curious Liberty

Moffat Gold Coin – Imagine this for a moment: private issuance of currency isn’t frowned upon. In fact, it’s legal. There is an abundance of currencies: shinplasters, red dogs, smooth monkeys, stump tails, George Smith’s money, and Anti-Bank notes, as well as Spanish, French, and Brazilian coins. As hard as it may be to imagine […]

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Holy Sh*t, That’s Rare: A Horseman $10 of a Different Color

By David McCarthy for CoinWeek ….. On a hot afternoon this summer, I found myself wandering a suburban park in search of a grave. Like most wild goose chases, it started innocently enough. I’d been part of a discussion about the so-called “Nagy Restrikes” of one of the most well-loved coins of the gold rush: […]

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