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1861 GOLD DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 7558, 7611, 87611
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 527,150
Proofs: 349
Designer: James Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±14.3 millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Silver and Copper - 10%
Weight: ±25.8 grains (±1.7
grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the wreath on the reverse
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Images courtesy of Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.
Significant
examples:
PCGS Proof-66. Ex - Bowers
& Merena Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001,
Lot 420, illustrated, not sold
NGC MS-65 (illustrated
above). Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 650, sold
for $2,185.00, where
it was described (in part) as follows: "Well struck throughout, even
on the lower obverse lettering and the central reverse, which are both
notoriously weak on this denomination. Liberty's cheek and surrounding
fields are especially fresh, showing no signs of contact or abuse. Struck
from lightly clashed dies, with outlines of the reverse wreath visible on
the obverse, as well as the head of Liberty inside the wreath on the
reverse."
Recent appearances:
MS-64. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale",
November 20-21, 2000, Lot 61, illustrated, sold for $1,725.00 From Stack's sale of the Miles
Collection, October 1968, Lot 48
NGC MS-63. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2115,
sold for $632.50
MS-63. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 62, not
illustrated, sold for $483.00 From
Stack's sale of the Alto Collection, December 1970, Lot 34
EF. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13,
2000, Lot 1417, sold for $172.50
Sharpness of EF-40 but
there are rim marks. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins &
Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16,
18-20, 2001, Lot 3922, not illustrated, sold for $121.00
Brilliant Uncirculated with claims to
Choice. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October
17-19, 2000, Lot 1641, not plated, sold for $327.75
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 6 MS-66's.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-66.
The finest Cameo Proof
example graded by PCGS is a single PR-65.
Varieties:
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2004" by The Professional
Coin Grading Service
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