Lot 1161
1879 $1 Gold Indian. AU-58 Prooflike. A choice coin for this grade, with excellent surfaces and abundant mint color. A rare, low-mintage date (3,000) that is seldom seen. Slightly prooflike, and probably struck from the same dies that issued proofs. Diagnostic weakness on BER of LIBERTY and struck from clashed dies, as were all business strikes. Breen notes that only 15-18 survive, but he apparently didn't know about a few rolls which were disbursed around 1960 in the Philadelphia area. A recent PCGS Population Report shows over 200 graded.
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| Realized $414 |
