1922 Sacramento, California Days of 49 Celebration $50 Slug. Gold, Cast. 38.5 mm. 55.8 grams. Jankovsky-922. Choice About Uncirculated.，Looped for suspension. <strong>Obv:</strong> Augustus Humbert eagle with added commemorative inscription around the border. <strong>Rev:</strong> An ox-drawn covered wagon headed west with inscriptions SOUVENIR / DAYS OF 49 above and CELEBRATION / SACRAMENTO / CALIF. / 1922 below. Jankovsky writes that this piece, as typically found in brass, is "A Great Rarity" among the imitation $50 slugs. This gold example was not known to the author.<p>This intriguing piece, obviously of great rarity, has been cast -- not struck as the regular brass examples -- and has a suspension ring attached at the top. It differs from the brass pieces in one interesting aspect: in the word FACSIMILE at 7 oclock on the obverse, the first four letters are in a slightly smaller size than the following letters. This is accompanied by an apparent crack and subsequent repair of the original from which this example was cast. This repair was expertly done, obviously a time consuming and expensive process, which suggests that this was an official issue, perhaps an award or prize presented to an official of the celebration, and not just a cast copy made by a hobbyist.<p>The surfaces are microscopically pitted overall, as would be expected on a cast item, and give it an attractive matte finish. The remnants of a casting gate are visible on the edge at the bottom. Rare, handsome, historically significant and with a very satisfying "heft," this is an item that will be of interest to collectors of imitation slugs, private and territorial gold, western memorabilia, California exonumia and so-called dollars.，，
