1849 Moffat & Co. $5. K-4. Rarity-5. VF-30 (PCGS).，This pleasingly original example is warmly patinated in olive-gold. The surfaces are also uncommonly smooth in overall appearance for a well circulated example of this type. Softly struck over Libertys portrait on the obverse, typical of the issue, although we stress that the reverse is much more boldly defined. Moffat & Co. was arguably the most important private minting establishment in Gold Rush California, so much so that the firm eventually received the federal contract the serve as the United States Assay Office in the years prior to the opening of the San Francisco Mint. This is an exceptionally appealing mid grade survivor of the firms first $5 gold issue.，PCGS# 10240. NGC ID: ANJ5.，，From the Alexander Collection. Collector envelope included.
