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1875 GOLD DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 7576, 7625, 87625,
97625
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 400
Proofs: 20
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, Pennsylvania) below the wreath on the reverse
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Images courtesy of David
Akers Numismatics, Inc.
Notes:
Completely different obverse and
reverse dies were used to strike Proof and circulation strike 1875 Gold
Dollars. Circulation strikes exhibit a small, thornlike projection
from Liberty's throat, where the jaw meets the neckline; Proofs do not
have this defect. The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-66.
The finest Proof
Cameo example graded by PCGS is a single PRCA-65. The
finest Proof Deep Cameo examples graded by PCGS are 2 PRDC-66's.
Significant examples:
PCGS Proof-66. Ex - Stack's sale of the Garrett Collection, March
1976, Lot 457 - Bowers and Merena's Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection Part III
sale, Lot 58 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 657, sold
for $28,750.00 - offered by Bowers & Merena Galleries for $37,500 in
the June 11, 2001 issue of The Coin Collector
Proof (illustrated above).
Ex - John Jay Pittman - David Akers Numismatics, Inc. "The John Jay
Pittman Collection", illustrated
PCGS Proof-65 Cameo. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries "The Rarities
Sale", July 31, 2002, Lot 685, illustrated, sold for $25,300.00
Recent
appearances:
Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex-
Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1438,
sold for $10,925.00
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 90,
illustrated, sold for $21,850.00
PCGS MS-65. Ex -
Paramount's session of Auction '85, July 1985, Lot 1397 - Auctions by
Bowers & Merena, Inc.'s sale of the Harry W. Bass, Jr. collection,
October 1999, Lot 195 - Bowers and Merena Galleries "The Rarities
Sale", July 31, 2002, Lot 686, illustrated, sold for $14,9500.00
NGC MS-64. Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite
Coin Auction, May 25- 27, Lot 3560, sold for $10,925.00
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2004" by The Professional
Coin Grading Service
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