August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
Part B: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part C: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 1: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 1:00 AM CEST
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Part H: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 8:00 PM CEST
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Part K: Fr, 23.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 12: Fr, 23.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Description
Significant Choice AU 1855-C Gold Dollar
1855-C Gold Dollar. Type II. Winter-1. AU-55 (NGC).
Warmly patinated in honey-olive, tinges of pale pinkish-rose are also discernible as the surfaces rotate under a light. The detail is noticeably soft in the centers, due mostly to strike, and the letters LL in DOLLAR and the tops of the digits 18 in the date on the reverse are absent, as is almost all the detail in Liberty's hair above the brow. The strike is considerably sharper toward the peripheries, however, to include a crisp, clear C mintmark. We note only faint traces of the often-seen clash marks, and similarly light handling marks that include few individually mentionable blemishes. The numismatically significant 1855-C is not only the sole Charlotte Mint gold dollar of the Type II design, but it is also a noteworthy rarity with just 9,803 pieces produced. Most examples were worn out and eventually lost in circulation, and among the survivors heavily worn and/or impaired surfaces are the norm. As a NGC-certified Choice AU the coin offered here would make a significant addition to an advanced Southern gold cabinet.
PCGS# 7533. NGC ID: 25C5.
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| Price realized | 5'500 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 13'000 USD |
