Lot 2091
1904 Lewis and Clark Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck and fully lustrous, untoned. A gem example. Due to the market shenanigans by Farran Zerbe relating to the 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition gold dollars and the consequent market bust, collectors had very little interest in the subsequent Lewis and Clark gold dollars, as here, issued in Portland, Oregon, with dates of 1904 and 1905. Those that were sold mainly went to the public and were not handled with care. Today the 1904 and 1905 Lewis and Clark dollars are several times rarer in Gem Mint State grades than are the other pairs of commemorative gold dollars -- the 1903 Louisiana Purchase, the 1916 and 1917 McKinley, and the 1922 Grant varieties. Pop 183; 139 finer (PCGS # 7447) .
Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500.
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| Realized $3,565 |
