August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Desirable Choice AU 1860-D Gold Dollar with CAC Approval
1860-D Gold Dollar. Winter 12-P, the only known dies. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC.
This gold dollar offers exceptional surface quality for the elusive and challenging 1860-D issue. Satiny with even deep honey-orange color, this example also displays impressively bold striking detail on Liberty's portrait. The reverse wreath is also crisp save for an area of bluntness at and around the ribbon knot, as is typical. The center on that side allows ready appreciation of all elements in the denomination 1 DOLLAR and date 1860, although the letter O is a tad soft at right. The obverse periphery is characteristically incomplete for the issue, with the letter U in UNITED absent, but NITED are crisp. The offered coin is a superior representative of one of the most challenging dates in this Southern gold series. Production of gold dollars at the Dahlonega Mint was never extensive but took a distinct nose dive at the eve of the Civil War. In 1860 only 1,566 gold dollars were made, one of the lowest productions for the denomination at Dahlonega. Because of economic uncertainty in the midst of talk of secession, many 1860-D gold dollars were pulled from circulation soon after their release. Thankfully, this helped make the survival rate and overall level of preservation somewhat higher than for earlier Dahlonega Mint gold dollars. Even so, the 1860-D gold dollar is among the rarest from this minting facility. Only 90 to 115 specimens are thought to exist in all grades (per Doug Winter, 2023). With Mint State examples exceptionally rare, this Choice AU example with coveted CAC approval will attract significant attention.
PCGS# 7556. NGC ID: 25CS.
PCGS Population: 16; 24 finer, 12 of which are Mint State (MS-63 finest). CAC Stickered Population: 4; 8.
From the Srotag Collection.
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| Price realized | 11'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 12'500 USD |
