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Bear #9

Wolf like tailless bear walking on stones with foliage front and back 1/2 above and "CALIFORNIA GOLD" in tall letters in arc above
***seen with obverse common with Bear #4

6 varieties listed

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Bear #9, line drawing, 13 star, coin orientation
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Round 1/2
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1852 Liberty #1, stars 1,2,7,10,13 repunched
The first picture illustrates an early die state with layout lines around the lettering, complete flowers and no crack. It is very weakly struck, gold plated brass and came in a Tatham envelope C99 dated May 1943.
The second picture illustrates the more frequently encountered die state with the centers of the flowers polished out, semi-proof like surfaces and a large crack.
Same reverse as 1854 Indian

1852 Indian #1, same as Bear #4 obverse but earlier DS and very PL.
Rev is cracked from K1 to K7, through the solidus

1854 Indian #1, fine crack from K5 to K11, same as Bear #4 obverse but earlier DS and very PL.
Rev is cracked from K1 to K7, through the solidus
The illustrated piece is about as well struck as this variety ever comes.

1856 Indian #1, large Indian head (ebay picture).

No Date with Chinese dragon in middle #1. CHINATOWN SAN FRANCISCO around. Early DS reverse, with lathe lines showing in the field. Scan of token from the Golden State Collector. 12.1 x 0.65mm, 0.51 grams