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Sale 47
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
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Lot 4495 |
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1836 Pattern Gold Dollar. Gold, plain edge. PCGS graded Proof 64 PQ. Rarity 5. Lovely golden toning. Should be sent back for regrading, as it is extremely choice condition bordering on Gem quality. This year is notable for the appearance of Patterns for two denominations which were not regularly issued until many years later, the two-cent piece and the gold dollar. Mint engraver Christian Gobrecht interrupted his work on the second obverse of the silver dollar that bears his name to make the simple, yet aesthetically perfect dies for the Pattern gold dollar. The dies were completed and specimens struck before March 14, 1836, for a letter of that date from the Director to the Secretary of the Treasury enclosed a specimen in gold. Gold dollars would not be made for general circulation until 1849. Pop 4; 6 finer, 3 in 65, 3 in 66 (PCGS # 11260) .
Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000.
Ohringer Family Trust Holdings.
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