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Gold dollar of Central America, 1848, presented by Mr A. G. Reed, of California.
June 2, 1858.

Robbery of the Cabinet, August 18, 1858.
About ten or eleven o'clock this morning, the case in the circle containing experimental & pattern pieces of the United States, [[strike through]] by a [[/strike through]] was opened by a company of three men, who spent some time in the rooms, watching an opportunity, and engaging the attendant with questions. The following pieces were taken out:

One gold piece, twenty five dollars, issued by Templeton Reid in California, 1849.

Two gold pieces, each twenty dollars, issued by Moffat & Co. in California, 1853.

Two gold pieces of the U. S. Assay office, Francisco, 1853, each twenty dollars.

Two gold pieces, octagonal, each fifty dollars, of Augustus Humbert, U . S. Assayer, San Francisco, 1851.

One gold bar, stamped "F. D. Kohler, State Assayer, Cal. 1850, 21 1/8 carats $40.07."