$56.60 Baldwin & Co San Francisco 1850 No 1794 Gold Ingot
Obverse Image: Eagle with olive branches and arrows clutched in talons.
Obverse Text: BALDWIN & CO. / 1850 / SAN FRANCISCO / NO 1794 / 880 THOU / DWT 62 1/4 DOLLS / 56.60 CTS
Reverse Text: TO MY DEAR WIFE HELEN OCT 1851 / MONTEREY CAL. [very lightly inscribed]
Measurements: 2.7 cm x 4.3 cm x .4 cm; 1 1/16 in x 1 11/16 in x 5/32 in
This ingot is how housed at the Smithsonian Institution, formerly in the Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection.
See: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_1101495