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1868 GOLD DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 7567, 7618, 87618,
97618
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 10,500
Proofs: 25
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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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
PCGS Proof-62. Ex- Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7,
2000, Lot 7485, illustrated, sold for $3,220.00 Ex: Pittman; Grand Central Sale (Paramount, 1975)
lot 498, for $875; in the Akers sale from 10/97 the coin brought $3,750
MS-64. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot
74, illustrated, sold for $2,185.00 From Stack's sale of the Shapero Collection, October 1971, Lot
708Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September
Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1426, sold for $431.25
NGC MS-63. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8808, not
plated, sold for $1,380.00 From the Clyde Godfrey Collection
Brilliant Uncirculated,
with claims to Choice. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary
Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1644, not plated, sold for
$546.25
EF-45. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 652, sold
for $368.00 From
Superior Galleries sale, June 2-3, 1986, Lot 1798
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-68.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 2 PR-65's.
The finest Proof Cameo
examples graded by PCGS are 2 PRCA-64's.
The finest Proof Deep Cameo example graded
by PCGS is a single PRDC-65. Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2004" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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