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The 1856 coin was minted in Philadelphia with an extremely low mintage of 634. CoinTrackers.com estimates a penny in average conditions to be worth $8,000, and one in mint state could be valued at ...
The Flying Eagle cent is a one-cent piece struck by the Mint of the United States as a pattern coin in 1856 and for circulation in 1857 and 1858. The coin was designed by Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre, with the eagle in flight based on the work of Longacre's predecessor, Christian Gobrecht.
New Almaden Quicksilver Mine 1856 from Hutchings' California Magazine Vol. I No. III front cover illustration. Hutchings' Illustrated California Magazine was a magazine published between 1856 and 1861, in San Francisco, which played an important role in popularizing California in general, and to a large extent Yosemite National Park in particular.
With its sale in June 2014 to Stuart Weitzman for $9,480,000, [1] [2] the 1c magenta has broken the world record for a single stamp auction price a total of four times. [7] The 2014 auction also made it the most expensive item, by weight and size, ever sold in history. [ 7 ]
In 1856, a resident reported a population of 500 and 100 houses. [9] In the 1856 presidential election, a total of 214 votes were cast, of which 112 were for Buchanan, 104 for Fillmore and 4 for Fremont. [10] By the 1860 election, the number of presidential votes had fallen to 108, of which Lincoln received 27 and Douglas 41. [11]
1856 California elections (3 P) Pages in category "1856 in California" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The State Mining Bureau was renamed the Division of Mines and Geology in 1862. Its pseudonym, the California Geologic Survey, was established in January 2002. [15] In 1869, George Davidson, an assistant coast surveyor, compiled the book Pacific Coast: Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory. The 262-page volume is complete ...
A research team in New Jersey has discovered the remains of a steamship that went missing in 1856 off the coast ... 31,000 people must evacuate as new infernos torch fire-ravaged Southern California.