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Term |
Definition |
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Arms of California |
BG-435's "nickname" due to its unique
obverse design |
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Bear |
Often found on
tokens
on the reverse |
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BG |
Breen, Walter & Gillio, Ronald -
the original authors of "California Pioneer Fractional Gold"
reference book |
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BG-xxxx |
Standard variety classification format for
CSDGs (where xxxx is a number with or
without a suffix, such as BG-209B) |
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BG-1xx |
Variety classification for
Period-1
octagonal 1/4-dollar CSDGs |
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BG-2xx |
Variety classification for
Period-1 round
1/4-dollar CSDGs |
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BG-3xx |
Variety classification for
Period-1
octagonal 1/2-dollar CSDGs |
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BG-4xx |
Variety classification for
Period-1 round
1/2-dollar CSDGs |
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BG-5xx |
Variety classification for
Period-1
octagonal 1-dollar CSDGs |
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BG-6xx |
Variety classification for
Period-1 round
1-dollar CSDGs |
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BG-7xx |
Variety classification for
Period-2
octagonal 1/4-dollar CSDGs |
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BG-8xx |
Variety classification for
Period-2 round
1/4-dollar CSDGs |
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BG-9xx |
Variety classification for
Period-2
octagonal 1/2-dollar CSDGs |
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BG-10xx |
Variety classification for
Period-2 round
1/2-dollar CSDGs |
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BG-11xx |
Variety classification for
Period-2
octagonal 1-dollar CSDGs |
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BG-12xx |
Variety classification for
Period-2 round
1-dollar CSDGs |
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BG-13xx |
Variety classification for
Period-3 CSDGs
[Note: this group contains both octagonal & round
CSDGs of all
denominations.] |
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Cal |
An affectionate (and informal) short-hand term used
by collectors of California Small Denomination Gold. (CSDG) A
Cal always
shows the word, "CENT" or "DOLLAR" (or any variation of
the
word, dollar.) |
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CGO |
www.CalGoldOnline.com |
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CSDG |
California
Small-Denomination
Gold |
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DE |
Defiant Eagle - an apt name given to
BG-220's obverse eagle whose head is
cocked with its eye piercing |
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Fractional |
A gold or
gold-plated coin
that shows a denomination value of 1/4-dollar, 1/2-dollar or
1-dollar. Also known as "California Small-Denomination Gold" |
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"Gold Miner" |
One of the subscription categories
here at CGO. This subscription allows direct access to both of
CGO's two
Visual Guides. |
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Goofy Head |
Nickname given to
BG-789, 867, 936, 1047, 1118 & 1205 |
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Hybrid Cal |
[As defined here at
CGO] Any
token whose
obverse die from a Cal is mated with
a non-denominated reverse die. |
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Jay Roe |
Alias used by Dr. John Rowe,
1924-2000, who had managed to put together the most complete
collection of Cals of all time |
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Mintmark |
[As defined here at
CGO] 1 or more letters of
a Cal maker's name found on some
Cals. |
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Octagonal |
One of two known shapes found on
CSDGs:
8 sides. [See Type.] |
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Peacock |
A term given to
BG-302, 303, 411 & 413 whose reverse shows an eagle with
rays behind, which makes it appear as a peacock |
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Period 1 |
From 1852 to 1857 where
CSDGs were used as small change |
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Period 2 |
From 1858 to 1882 where
CSDGs were sold as souvenirs |
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Period 3 |
Circa 1906 to present - reproductions
(& counterfeits) of CSDG |
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Round |
One of two known shapes found on Cals.
[See Type.] |
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Shield |
A term for a design found on the
reverse of some CSDGls (circa Civil
War) that resembles a police badge. |
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Slug |
A nickname given to gold $50 octagonal
pieces made in California. It is most likely some
CSDG makers adopted the slug's
octagonal shape for some of their CSDGs. |
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SPPN |
Society of
Private and Pioneer
Numismatists |
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Survivor |
A CSDG
that shows up in the present |
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Token |
[As defined here at
CGO] Any coin that does
not show any variation of the word, "DOLLAR," or "CENT."
[Note this term is used here at CGO
to differentiate CSDGs from
tokens.] |
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Type |
A classification assigned to a
CSDG based on its shape (octagonal or
round), denomination (1/4-dollar, 1/2-dollar or 1-dollar), and
Period it belongs (1, 2 or 3).
Example: There are twelve different
types of CSDGs for
Periods 1 & 2. |
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Visual Guide to Cals |
One of CGO's
two visual guides, where you click on one picture at a time until you arrive
at the last picture that would help identify your
CSDG at hand. |
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Visual Guide to Auction Prices |
CGO's
other visual guide, where a line graph is displayed for each
grade from MS-67 and down to below AU-53 for a given
BG number. |
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WH |
Washington Head - found on
BG-722, 723, 724 & 818 |
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Note:
Letters and words displayed in a green
color are those
that are being defined elsewhere in this glossary.
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