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Jpa meeting, april 8, 2010 page 4 of 5 board members had discussion with staff regarding the following. California pioneer fractional gold by breen, walter, gillio. California pioneer fractional gold historic gold rush small change 18521857 and suppressed jewelers issues 18581882, breen and gillio, second edition, 2003 set goals. Perhaps the best defense against imitation california fractional gold would be a copy of walter breen and ronald j. Click on any of the individual links to learn more about each variety. David sklowfine numismatic books february 7, 2009 sale number 6. Susan wittig albert is the author of popular mysteries, including the acclaimed china bayles series. These small gold pieces were soon to be declared illegal by the us secret service, but continued to circulate for a number of years. California pioneer fractional gold soft cover book by breen gillio extremely rare out of print mint condition this is a must have reference book for investorscollectors on real california pioneer fractional gold coins. The breen and gillio california pioneer fractional gold 2003 and their first edition in 1983 are good reference materials for the california fractional gold series. California pioneer and fractional gold historic gold rush. Brilliant a grading term for a coin with original cartwheel or prooflike luster, unimpeded by toning. For it was the discovery of gold here 140 years ago that triggered the gold rush and opened up the west to tremendous exploration and growth.
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