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Images courtesy of Hancock & Harwell Rare Coins
Notes:
The discovery of vast quantities
of gold in California prompted the issuance of a new American coin in 1849
- the Gold Dollar. Each of the four U.S. Mints in operation at the
time (Philadelphia, New Orleans, Dahlonega and Charlotte) produced Gold
Dollars, with Dahlonega contributing 21,588 coins to the total.
All 1849-D Gold Dollars have Open
Wreaths on the reverse.
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 4 MS-64's.
Significant examples:
PCGS MS-64 (illustrated
above). Part of the Duke's
Creek Collection.
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite
Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003, Lot 3526, sold for $9,487.50
PCGS
MS-62. Sold as part of the
"North Georgia Collection" of Southern Gold coins in
January, 1999 by Heritage Numismatic Auctions.
NGC MS-62 (illustrated
below). Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 608 at
$5,290.00
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-61. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot
9, illustrated, sold for $4,370.00 Purchased from Julian Leidman, April 3, 1973
NGC AU-58. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
616, "Open Wreath", illustrated, sold for $2,990.00
NGC AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 413, illustrated, sold for
$2,070.00
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot
10, illustrated, sold for $3,910.00 Purchased from Mattoff, February 19,1972
About Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale",
September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1344 at $2,990.00
PCGS EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2078, "Open Wreath" at
$1,725.00
EF-45, Rev Rims Filed. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 5937, not
illustrated, sold for $575.00 From the Clyde Godfrey Collection
VF-35. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 14 sold for
$747.50
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2004" by The Professional
Coin Grading Service
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