1853-D ONE DOLLAR - GOLD
PCGS No: 7523
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 6,583
Proofs: 0
Designer: James
Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±12.7
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±25.8 grains
(±1.7 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "D"
(for Dahlonega, GA) below the wreath on the reverse
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Images courtesy of The
Charlottegold Company
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-65's.
Significant examples:
(illustrated above). Part of the
"North Georgia Collection" of Southern Gold coins in January,
1999 by Heritage Numismatic Auctions.
Recent appearances:
About Uncirculated. Ex-
Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1374
@$718.75
Sharpness of EF-40 but lightly
polished. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 625
@$661.00
Net EF-40, sharpness of EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot
33, illustrated, sold for $1,150.00 Purchased from Fred Sweeney, September 18, 1972
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2004" by The Professional
Coin Grading Service
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