United States 1855 gold dollar
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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. The est. MS population is 2200-2800 and the est. circ population is 5000-7000. Most are weakly struck on reverse center date and lettering.
Recorded mintage: 758,269.
Specification: 1.672 g, 0.900 fine gold, .048 troy oz AGW, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 83, Fr-89.
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