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1881 GOLD DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 7582, 7631, 87631,
97631
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 7,620
Proofs: 87
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 Superior
Stamp & Coin
Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
NGC Proof-65 Cameo. Ex - Ira &
Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust
Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 1220, illustrated, sold for
$7,475.00
Choice Brilliant Proof. Ex- Stack's
"The September Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1444 @$2,530.00
PCGS MS-68. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
632, illustrated, sold for $8,912.50
PCGS MS-68. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot
96, illustrated, sold for $7,475.00 From Superior's sale of the Gilhousen Collection, February
1973, Lot 81
NGC MS-68 Phenomenal!!
Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s
"Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 3930,
illustrated, sold for $6,612.00
NGC MS-66. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8818,
plated, sold for $1,725.00 From the Clyde Godfrey Collection
MS-65. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 97,
illustrated, sold for $1,092.50 Purchased
from RARCOA, July 24, 1972
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin &
Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May
28-30, 2001, Lot 1221, illustrated, sold for $776.00
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 23 MS-68's.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-66.
The finest Proof Cameo
example graded by PCGS is a single PRCA-64. The
finest Proof Deep Cameo examples graded by PCGS are 2 PRDC-66's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2004" by The Professional
Coin Grading Service
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