Lot 1178
1867 G$1. NGC graded MS-67. Star. Only 5,200 pieces minted. Well struck and untoned. Semi-reflective surfaces. Glistening fields rise and fall with original golden mint bloom, the fields having a nice prooflike quality. Set against this are serious, frosty design elements which provide strong cameo-like contrast. The design left by the dies lacks a certain robustness, but that isn't unusual for this mint's production, although we note a little grainy surface (as struck) towards the middle). A low-mintage issue from the 1860s, a period when the mint seems to have focused on minting large numbers of double eagles instead (for export purposes and bank reserves). Pop 1; none finer at either service.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000.
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| Realized $6,325 |
