August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Mint State 1857-D Gold Dollar Rarity
1857-D Gold Dollar. Winter 9-L, the only known dies. MS-62 (NGC).
A particularly noteworthy example of this low mintage rarity in the Type III gold dollar series. Fully Mint State in preservation, both sides exhibit satiny luster and modest semi-reflectivity in the fields. The color is a pretty blend of deep olive and brighter wheat-gold shades. The strike is characteristic of the issue, the obverse bold to sharp throughout and the reverse soft through the center with the ribbon at the base of the wreath noticeably blunt. Remarkably free of sizeable or otherwise singularly distracting marks for both the issue and the assigned grade. As one of the finest certified by NGC, the offered coin is solidly in the Condition Census for the 1857-D. It would serve as a focal point in any gold dollar set or specialized collection of Southern gold coinage. Specialists David Akers and Doug Winter agree that the 1857-D is one of the most underrated of all Type III gold dollars. The mintage is greater than for the 1854, 1855-D and 1856-D, yet still tiny at 3,533 pieces with survivors much scarcer than generally realized. Perhaps just 225 examples are known today in all grades, and Mint State coins are very much in the minority. The issue ranks ninth in high grade rarity among Dahlonega Mint gold dollars, and it is more elusive in AU and Mint State grades than the 1849-D, 1851-D, 1858-D and 1859-D.
PCGS# 7546. NGC ID: 25CF.
NGC Census: 6; 2 finer (MS-63 finest). The corresponding PCGS Population is 6/0.
From the PentaMint Collection.
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| Price realized | 20'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 30'000 USD |
