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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;davidh, post: 493743, member: 15062&quot;]<b>Correction</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a correction to the post where I provided the picture of the Parsons and Company bar.&nbsp; Looking at the picture I thought it was stamped 1880 and stated that.&nbsp; Apparently I mis-read the picture as the linked article below indicates it is dated <u>1860</u>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ruben</b> - It&#039;s here - <a href="http://www.coinworld.com/news/081902/news-2.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinworld.com/news/081902/news-2.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinworld.com/news/081902/news-2.asp</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This doesn&#039;t mean the 1862 bar the OP was discussing is worth six figures, but it could still be a rarity.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>nicygrl</b> - note the wording in the referenced article - &quot;Curtis Pease &amp; Company, produced a number of base metal replicas of the Parsons pieces and California pioneer gold pieces in the 1950s.&quot;&nbsp; That would fit the timeframe of your father&#039;s find.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, all of you suggesting that the OP take/send the bar for confirmation should re-read the post.&nbsp; The OP&#039;s father&#039;s uncle took it and it has apparently unaccessible for the past 30 years, if indeed it still exists.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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