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Wreath #4a

Laurel wreath with tripled leaves, paired berries and tie
"CALIFORNIA" inside wreath in arc at top. "GOLD" inside wreath straight at bottom. Star in center, usually large. Triple leaves at wreath tips, ending more-or-less even with each other.

70 varieties listed

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Wreath #4a, large star, small letters, line drawing wreath
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Octagonal 1/4
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1853 Liberty #1, obverse also on Wreath4d #4 and #6. Reverse of 1852 Indian #1, the obverse of which is also known with a Wreath4d reverse.

1855 Liberty #1. Unusual head. Apparently the same reverse as 1853 Liberty #1, but in a much earlier die state.

1858 Liberty #1, size uncertain

1852 Indian #1, wreath ends above F both dies shattered. Same obverse as Wreath4d #2 +

1853 Indian #1, 13 stars, same reverse as 1854 #3

1854 Indian #1, 13 stars, wreath ends above I +

1854 Indian #2, 13 stars, same obverse as 1854 Indian #1

1854 Indian #3, 13 stars. Same reverse as 1853 #1

1855 Indian #1, 13 stars, Reverse of 1853 #1?

1856 Indian #1, 13 stars, Reverse of 1853 #1?

1859 Indian #1, 13 stars, Reverse of 1854 #2

1860 Indian #1, 13 stars, Reverse of 1854 #1? (Ebay picture)

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Round 1/4
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1852 Liberty #1, 13 stars. Apparently the same reverse as 1855 liberty #2 (ebay picture).

1853 Liberty #1, 13 stars. Reverse die shattered. Apparently solid low grade gold.

1854 Liberty #1, 13 stars+

1854 Liberty #2, 13 stars, same reverse as 1853 Lib #1

1855 Liberty #1, 13 stars, early DS of 1853 Lib #1?

1855 Liberty #2. Head unlike any other. Photo of token from the David Showers collection.

1856 Liberty #1, 13 stars. Photo of token from the David Showers collection.

1856 Liberty #1, 13 stars. Shattered reverse.

1859 Liberty #1

1852 Indian #1, 13 stars, reverse of 1856 #1

1854 Indian #1, 13 stars

1855 Indian #1, 13 stars, reverse of 1856 #2

1856 Indian #1, 13 stars. Berry over right stand of N.

1856 Indian #2, 13 stars, same obverse as #1, reverse leaves shorter, positions differ slightly. Berry over I.

1859 Indian #1, 13 stars

1859 Indian #2, 13 stars. Reverse of 1856 Indian #1.

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Octagonal 1/2
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1853 Liberty #1, 13 stars.

1855 Liberty #1, 13 stars, apparently the same reverse as 1856 Liberty #2
The illustrated token appear to have been burned at the top by a jewelers torch and the planchet is badly bent.

1856 Liberty #1, 13 stars, coronet points at star, wreath nearly closed + (looped)

1856 Liberty #2, 13 stars, coronet beneath star, wreath more open
The die is very proof like but poorly de-scaled, with Liberty's face being very rough
The illustrated piece is struck on a cracked planchet

1857 Liberty #1, 13 stars. Photo of token from the David Showers collection.

1852 Indian #1, 13 stars. Photo of token from the David Showers collection. Same reverse as 1859 #1?

1853 Indian #1, 13 stars.

1854 Indian #1, 13 stars.

1856 Indian #1, 13 stars

1856 Indian #2, 13 stars. Reverse extremely similar to #1, but bow shape differs

1857 Indian #1, 13 stars, reverse of 1856 Liberty #1? (Ebay picture)

1857 Indian #2, 13 stars, reverse of 1856 Liberty #2, different head on obverse.

1858 Indian #1, 13 stars, reverse of 1859 #1?.

1859 Indian #1, 13 stars.

1860 Indian #1, 13 stars
The illustrated piece was struck by clashed dies.

1860 Indian #2, 13 stars
Smaller head than #1, similar but slightly different reverse.

1860 Indian #3, 13 stars
Obverse of #1, reverse of #2

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Round 1/2
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1854 Liberty #1, 13 stars+ Wreath ends above middle of F

1855 Liberty #1, 13 stars

1855 Liberty #2, 13 stars (delisted, wrong size)

1856 Liberty #1, 13 stars.

1857 Liberty #1, 13 stars, slightly different reverse than 1854 Lib

1859 Liberty #1, 13 stars. Second I under a leaf.

1859 Liberty #2, 13 stars. Second I under a berry.

1852 Indian #1, reverse star extremely large, apparently the same as 1856 Indian #1

1852 Indian #2, apparently the same reverse as 1857 Indian #1

1852 Indian #3, 13 stars, obverse of #1, narrow gap in wreath.

1854 Indian #1, 13 stars + Wreath ends above middle of F

1854 Indian #2, 13 stars. Obverse of 1854 #1, reverse of 1856 #3.

1855 Indian #1, 13 stars
Wreath ends above middle of F (same rev as 1854 #1)

1855 Indian #1, 13 stars (same as #1?)
Wreath ends above middle of F (same rev as 1854 #2)

1856 Indian #1, star is extremely large Wreath ends above left edge of F

1856 Indian #2, obv similar to previous but ear covered, rev of 1854 #1

1856 Indian #3, yet another die pair

1856 Indian #4, dots before and after date. Same reverse as 1857 #1?

1856 Indian #5, Similar to #3, but both dies differ. Unusual copper red color.

1857 Indian #1

1857 Indian #2, reverse of 1852 Indian #1.

1858 Indian #1

1858 Indian #2, reverse of 1856 Indian #1?

1860 Indian #1, identified on old square window 2x2 holder as Burnie type 34 Number 4

1860 Indian #2, more narrow head. Reverse of 1858 Indian #1.

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Round 2 1/2
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1859 Liberty #1, 13 stars. Same head as 1854 round 1/4 Liberty 1854 #1. Quarter eagle sized!