Lot 3644
1855 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice for the grade, Very popular tyoe gold dollar. Bright mint luster and attractive, almost pulsating golden hue with one little mark in the field by the highest feather in the headdress, and some granularity on the 8 of the date (due mainly to insufficient die pressure impelling the metal all the way into the recesses of the design. And so to the next qualification, the overall strike. Here we see quite good detail for this often problematic 1855 issue, with not even minor weakness to the sharp feathers in the headdress or double-beaded border underneath. The centers show a touch of weakness on both sides, but the frosty gleaming luster more than compensates.
The obverse on this beautiful coin was similar to the $3 head: "narrow Indian Princess head," in higher relief than usual (which turned out to be a mistake) and the statutory inscription replacing stars. For the reverse, Longacre copied the device originally chosen for the $3 coin but more familiar on the Flying Eagle cents: a wreath of corn, cotton, maple, and possibly tobacco leaves enclosing value and date. Dies were completely hubbed except for dates and mintmarks, which had to be entered by hand as usual. Pop 195; 49 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 7532) .
Estimated Value $15,000 - 17,000.
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