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1859-D GOLD DOLLAR
PCGS No: 7553
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 4,952
Proofs: 0
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: "D" (for
Dahlonega, GA) below the wreath on the reverse
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Images courtesy of The
Charlottegold Company
Notes:
The 1859-D Gold Dollar was struck in the twilight years of the U.S.
Branch Mint at Dahlonega, Georgia (just two years after this coin
was struck, the Confederate Army seized the Dahlonega Mint, coined a
few Gold Dollars and Half Eagles, then shuttered the doors
forever). In terms of relative rarity, the 1859-D Gold Dollar
boasts the eighth lowest mintage (only 4,952 pieces) of the thirteen
D-Mint Gold Dollars. The Dahlonega Mint was never known for
producing technically perfect coins and, in keeping with that
tradition, the 1859-D Gold Dollar is usually weakly struck,
especially at the 85 of the date.
The finest examples graded by PCGS are
4 MS-63's. Significant
examples:
PCGS MS-62 (illustrated
above). Sold as part of the
"North Georgia Collection" of Southern Gold coins in
January, 1999 by Heritage Numismatic Auctions. PCGS
MS-62 (illustrated below). Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 644, sold
for $9,200.00 PCGS
MS-62, the "Duke's Creek" example Recent
appearances:
PCGS AU-58, the
"North Georgia" example
NGC MS-63. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Lake Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1191, illustrated,
sold for $11,500.00
NGC MS-62. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin &
Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust Collection
Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 1213, illustrated, sold for
$8,338.00 PCGS
AU-58. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
628, illustrated, sold for $5,060.00
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin &
Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust Collection
Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 1214, illustrated, sold for
$4,255.00 PCGS AU-55. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 645, sold
for $3,105.00 PCGS
AU-50. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 646, sold
for $2,300.00
AU-50. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot
58, illustrated, sold for $4,370.00 Purchased from Abe Kosoff, August 1973
About Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale",
September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1412, sold for $1,955.00
Net EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry
W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000,
Lot 59, illustrated, sold for $2,070.00 From Abe Kosoff's sale of the Shuford Collection,
May 1968, Lot 1700
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2004" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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