California Five Dollar Gold Piece
Moffat & Co.
(American, 1849–1853)
Albert Küner
(American (born in Bavaria), active 1849–1853)
Christian Gobrecht
(American, about 1785–1844)
Benjamin West
(obverse) (American, 1738–1820)
John Reich
(American (born in Bavaria), 1768–1833)
William Kneass
(reverse) (American, 1781–1841)
1850
MintSan Francisco, California, United States
Medium/TechniqueGold
Credit LineThe Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession number2004.1161
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ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.
