Lot 1450
1855-D $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck and untoned. Only 1,811 struck. A very rare date. Light die clash visible around Liberty, with more extensive clash marks (as always, on the reverse, where a ghost image of the Indian head shows within the confines of the wreath. Well struck on the denticles and all legends, perhaps excepting the 8 in the date (which lies opposite the highest point of Liberty's hair on the other side).
The date 1855-D is legendary among collectors of this series. Partly, this is because it is the only Dahlonega Mint Type 2 Gold Dollar; but especially it is renowned for having a low mintage, hence, great rarity. There were three dies shipped to the Mint in 1855. And after being struck, nearly all the coins did what they were meant to do, they circulated, many of them significantly. This coin's superior quality is of the sort that turns heads and attracts nods of approval from those in the know. The low NGC census says a lot, too, about the number of survivors in this upper grade level: Pop 14; 6 finer, 1 in 60, 1 in 61, 1 in 63, 3 in 64 (PCGS # 7534) .
Estimated Value $22,000 - 24,000.
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| Realized $21,850 |
