United States 1844-D 5 dollars
This specimen was lot 1939 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "UNITED STATES: AV 5 dollars, 1844-D, PCGS graded VF details, Liberty Head type without motto, tooled. The Dahlonega Mint was a former branch of the United States Mint built during the Georgia Gold Rush to help the miners get their gold assayed and minted, without having to travel to the Philadelphia Mint. The mint operated from 1838 to 1861 when seized by the Confederate States Government. After the end of the Civil War, The United States Government decided against reopening the mint."
Recorded mintage: 88,982.
Specification: 8.359 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 69, Fr-140.
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- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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