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1872 GOLD DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 7572, 7622, 97622
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 3,500
Proofs: 30
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:
NGC MS-65. Ex - Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8811, plated, sold for $3,047.50 From the
Clyde Godfrey Collection
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's
"The September Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1431 @$431.25
MS-60. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 79, not
illustrated, sold for $977.50 From
Stack's sale of May 1972, Lot 1572
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 7 MS-67's.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-66.
The finest Deep Cameo
Proof 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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