United States 1854 gold dollar Fr-89

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Sincona sale 83, lot 3762

Gold dollars were issued 1849-89, with type II (shown here) minted 1854-56. The bust of liberty was given an Indian headdress and the reverse was redesigned and the diameter increased. Altho not rare, the type II is harder to find than the type I or III and is priced accordingly. This specimen was lot 3762 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 3,400 CHF (about US$4,550 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "VEREINIG STAATEN, 1 Dollar 1854, Philadelphia. Type 2. Indian princess head type. Sehr selten (Very rare). PCGS MS63."

Recorded mintage: 902,736 plus 736,709 of KM 73.

Specification: 1.672 g, 0.900 fine gold, 15 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 83, Fr-89.

Source:

  • Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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