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Wreath #7

Old style wreath with 1/X CAL.GOLD * inside. Seen paired with denominated coin obverse (BG933, BG854, & BG788) or built up from the same device as seen on California Jewelry Co pieces. Apparently made by California Jewelry Co., or their successors.

In the August 13, 1983 Numismatic News, Jay Roe advertised the following pieces that are not on this list
1876 Octagonal 1/4 Indian head
1880 Round 1/2 large Indian head

15 varieties listed

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Wreath #7
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Octagonal 1/4
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1876 Liberty #1, Burnie S-6, obverse of BG778-780, NOT noted in Breen-Gillio. This token actually looks a lot better than the scan.

1876 Indian #1, with 13 5 pointed stars, Burnie S-7A

1881 Indian #1, with 13 5 pointed stars, Burnie S-16, obverse of BG788, noted in Breen-Gillio

1881 Indian #2, with 13 5 pointed stars, Burnie S-19?, obverse of BG799AA, not noted in Breen-Gillio. Reeded edge.
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Round 1/4
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1876 Liberty #1, obverse of BG854, Burnie S-6
Illustration is from the Garrett collection.
Reverse is the same as 1880 Indian #1, but earlier die state

1880 Indian #1, with 13 5 pointed stars
Burnie lists 6 varieties like this S-9,10,11,12,15,16; the observed token matches S-9 best, although the first feather nearly touches star 7.

1880 Indian #2, with 13 5 pointed stars
Burnie S-14.

1880 Indian #3 with 13 5 pointed stars, same obv as #1, reverse bow smaller, 4 over 2 in fraction!
The illustrated coin has lacquer on the obverse
Burnie lists 6 varieties like this S-9,10,11,12,15,16; the observed token matches S-? best, although the first feather nearly touches star 7.

1882 Indian #1, with 13 5 pointed stars
Not in Burnie.

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Octagonal 1/2
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1875 Indian #1, obverse of BG933; the second picture illustrates BG933, not the token.
Burnie S-1, probably also Burnie S-2

1880 Indian #1
Burnie S-11

1880 Indian #2, Burnie S-9
Early die state with full dentils. The illustrated piece was struck on a cracked planchet
This token is incredibly thin and has many poorly raised areas as a result.

1880 Indian #2, Burnie S-9
Same dies as previous late die state with pointed dentils. The illustrated piece was incompletely pierced at K12

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Round 1/2
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1876 Indian #1 obverse of BG1038
Burnie S-3

1880 Indian #1, Burnie S-8. Photo of token from the David Showers collection.

1881 Indian #2. Top illustration shows 1881 Indian Die State I with full obverse stars and denticulation. Lower illustration shows 1881 Indian Die State II with broken obv stars, pointed denticulation, part of bust truncation missing