Description NORRIS, GREGG & NORRIS GOLD COINS The first company answering the plea for coinage in California is generally believed to have been Norris, Gregg, & Norris. Obverse: Eagle with laurel and arrows – Legend: CALIFORNIA GOLD WITHOUT ALLOY. Reverse: 1849, N. G. & N, San Francisco in the circle of 22 stars – Legend: FULL WEIGHT OF, HALF EAGLE Diameter: 23 mm 24k gold layered lead-free fine pewter. This coin is stamped with the word copy. Packaged in a coin collecting flip with the description of coin printed on flip insert.
