Lot 3162
1854 Type 2. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Well struck with a nice full date. The surfaces scream with luster, the obverse a mixture of light gold and pale olive colors while the reverse is a golden-orange. This Premium Quality beauty should stir considerable bidder interest. A very important Type.
On this Type 2, the wreath of corn, cotton, maple, and tobacco that Longacre would in due course immortalize on the Flying Eagle cent also made the move from the three dollar gold piece to this gold dollar. Once the Treasury Department agreed to the new design, coinage began on August 19, 1854 (PCGS # 7531) .
Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000.
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