Lightning strikes twice! Just got my second Quarter

AV 1/4 Dollar 1870 MS-66
Calif. Territorial Issue (Round Type) first was octangular)

 

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Fantastic find! I read in my 2016 coin guide that territorial gold (round or octagonal) is quite rare! How did you manage to obtain it? How much was it?

 

Nice! All I ever get in change is clad.

 

I’ve always enjoyed looking at these in photograde. Cool to see a real one! Looks like a slightly rotated die there too.

 

Both had $420 proxy bids/ when they finally came up in live auction/ the 1854 went for $850+comm./ the 1870 $550+comm. I have 4 of these Territorial Issues so far. Five years ago/ I only had 5 US gold pieces!
Upto 23 now/ I collect all AV coinage from 670BC to present, so far have 812 examples/ 90% are MS quality. Have examples from all centuries!
Well I am off to work (right now I am doing a whole lot of leaf blowing) I do lawn maintenance.
John